Word: thermostat
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ther
mo
stat
Definition: A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
Morphemes:
Affix: thermo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: heat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερμός
Language: grc
Decoded: thermos
Meaning: warm, hot
Affix: -stat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns naming scientific instruments that act to render the prefixed element stationary or static in some respect