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pyrostat

American  
[pahy-ruh-stat] / ˈpaɪ rəˌstæt /

noun

  1. a thermostat for high temperatures.

  2. a safety device that, when a fire breaks out in its vicinity, automatically causes a mechanism to sound a warning alarm.

pyrostat British  
/ ˈpaɪrəʊˌstæt /

noun

  1. a device that activates an alarm or extinguisher in the event of a fire

  2. a thermostat for use at high temperatures

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Other Word Forms

  • pyrostatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyrostat

pyro- + -stat

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