simmerstat

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noun

An electrical control device that turns a heating element such as a stove, hotplate or grill on and off in a user-selectable duty cycle: for example, five of every 20 seconds.

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Meanings

nounsimmerstat (plural simmerstats)

plural simmerstats

  1. An electrical control device that turns a heating element such as a stove, hotplate or grill on and off in a user-selectable duty cycle: for example, five of every 20 seconds.

Origin

From simmer + -stat, modelled on thermostat.

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APA

simmerstat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simmerstat

MLA

“simmerstat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simmerstat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simmerstat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simmerstat.

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