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Noun: bimetallic strip
  1. A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature
    "The thermostat uses a bimetallic strip to detect temperature changes"

Derived forms: bimetallic strips

Type of: electrical device

Part of: thermoregulator, thermostat

Encyclopedia: Bimetallic strip