pyrostat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaɪrəʊˌstæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pī′rə stat′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
py•ro•stat  (pī′rə stat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.
  • pyro- + -stat

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyrostat / ˈpaɪrəʊˌstæt/
  1. a device that activates an alarm or extinguisher in the event of a fire
  2. a thermostat for use at high temperatures
ˌpyroˈstatic

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