“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
THERMOSTATTED
Etymology
Adjective
thermostatted (not comparable)
Equipped with a thermostat.
Source: Wiktionary
THERMOSTAT
Ther"mo*stat, n. Etym: [Thermo- + Gr. (Physics)
Definition: A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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