Meanings
- not comparablehaving or maintaining a consistent temperature
The shower has a thermostatic water-mixing valve.
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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 [...].
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Phase II units in service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 69 - not comparablemedicineRelating to thermostasis
- not comparablegovernmentReacting to change by attempting to move in the opposite direction.
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.
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
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