🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

温度調節器

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ondo chōsetsuki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thermoregulator/ˌθɜːrmoʊˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.tər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"温度調節器を使って水温を一定に保ちます。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or mechanism that automatically regulates temperature, maintaining it within a desired range.

    "The laboratory incubator is equipped with a precise thermoregulator to keep the cell cultures at a constant 37 degrees Celsius."
  2. 2

    In physiology, a biological system or neural structure (such as the hypothalamus) that regulates body temperature.

    "Mammals rely on an internal thermoregulator in the brain to respond to changes in ambient temperature."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'thermos' (meaning warm or hot) combined with the Latin 'regulator' (derived from 'regulare', meaning to rule or direct). The term emerged in the late 19th century as scientific and industrial applications required precise temperature control mechanisms in physiology and engineering.

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