bimetallic strip

British

noun

a strip consisting of two metals of different coefficients of expansion welded together so that it buckles on heating: used in thermostats, etc

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The one shown here has a bimetallic strip that bends to the right and into the notch if overheated.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The greater the temperature change, the more a bimetallic strip will bend.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Through a slit in the cavern ceiling, rays of the noon sun will focus onto a bimetallic strip, triggering a weight to resynchronize the clock in case its time has drifted.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2014

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