bimetallic strip
bimetallic strip · bimetallic strips
A thin strip made from a sandwich of two different metals, the metals having different…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature
Forms
plural: bimetallic strips| Singular | bimetallic strip |
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