"thermostatic" meaning in All languages combined

See thermostatic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From thermo- + -static. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|thermo|static}} thermo- + -static Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thermostatic (not comparable)
  1. having or maintaining a consistent temperature Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thermostatic-en-adj-NNb7C9MN
  2. (physiology) Relating to thermostasis Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physiology
    Sense id: en-thermostatic-en-adj-zxOzbvSR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thermo-, English terms suffixed with -static, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 59 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with thermo-: 20 47 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -static: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 61 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 65 31 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  3. (chiefly politics) Reacting to change by attempting to move in the opposite direction. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-thermostatic-en-adj-dv0SXW8a Topics: government, politics
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