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Thermostat vs Thermoregulator - What's the difference?

thermostat | thermoregulator |

As nouns the difference between thermostat and thermoregulator

is that thermostat is thermostat while thermoregulator is any organism that carries out thermoregulation.

thermostat

English

Noun

(wikipedia thermostat) (en noun)
  • a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting

    • Derived terms

    * thermostatically

    See also

    * simmerstat ----

    thermoregulator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any organism that carries out thermoregulation.
  • A device that assists with thermoregulation, e.g. for a newborn infant.