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English
Noun
homeostat (plural homeostats)
- Any homeostatic device or system
Translations
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Homöostat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔ.mɛˈɔs.tat/
- Rhymes: -ɔstat
- Syllabification: ho‧me‧os‧tat
Noun
homeostat m inan
- (literary) homeostat (arrangement of components, none of which interferes with the functioning of the other parts or the system as a whole)
Declension
Further reading
- homeostat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- homeostat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- homeostat in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French homéostat.
Noun
homeostat n (plural homeostate)
- homeostat
Declension