thermostatic
English
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[edit]thermostatic (not comparable)
- having or maintaining a consistent temperature
- The shower has a thermostatic water-mixing valve.
- 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Phase II units in service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 69:
- Another source of discontent with the Phase I stock has been obviated by relocation of the interior heating elements and the introduction of thermostatic control; this has eradicated the searing blasts of hot air passengers used to feel about their calves [...].
- (physiology) Relating to thermostasis
- (chiefly politics) Reacting to change by attempting to move in the opposite direction.
- 2017 September 22, Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch, Christopher Wlezien, The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion, Routledge, →ISBN:
- Most importantly, Wlezien's results revealed thermostatic responsiveness. That is, when spending increases (decreases), the public's support for more spending decreases (increases), other things being equal.