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Thermoregulator

Thermoregulator \Ther`mo*reg"u*la`tor\, n. (Physics) A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a thermostat.

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thermoregulator

n. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat [syn: thermostat]

Usage examples of "thermoregulator".

His skin was cris-crossed with a web of pink lines where the thermoregulator system of the suit had marked him.

His skin was crisscrossed with a web of pink lines where the thermoregulator system of the suit had marked him.

He could close his eyes and the fear of falling would lessen, but he could not banish the knowledge that death enveloped him like the waters of an ocean far from land, probing his suit for leaks, waiting for his thermoregulator to fail.

His thermoregulators struggled against the open sunlight, and he felt his body inside the skintight slick with sweat.