How to spell thermostat

Thermostat is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-S-T-A-T.

hear itther·mo·stat/'θɜrmə,stæt/nounSchwa and roots

What it means: A device that controls the temperature in a space.

In a sentence: Dad used the thermostat to make the house warmer.

Same family: thermostatic, thermostatically, thermometer, temperature, heating. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Thermostat comes from two Greek roots: 'thermo' meaning 'heat' and 'stat' meaning 'standing' or 'keeping steady.' So a thermostat is literally a device that keeps the heat steady.

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