bimetallic strip (English, noun)
expansion: bimetallic strip (plural bimetallic strips)
Senses:
glosses: A thin strip made from a sandwich of two different metals, the metals having different rates of expansion with temperature, so that an increase in temperature causes the strip to bend one way, and a decrease causes it to bend the other; used in various devices such as thermostats.
Forms:
form: bimetallic strips
tags: plural