feeler
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lər noun
1.
a person or thing that feels.
2.
a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers.
3.
Zoology. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.
4.
Also called feeler gauge. Engineering. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances.
5.
Nautical. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom.
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| cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales |
| phylum comprised of chordates |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that feels |
| 2. | an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch |
| 3. | a remark designed to probe the reactions or intentions of other people |
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Word Origin & History
feeler
1520s, one who feels; of animal organs, 1660s; agent noun from feel. Transferred sense of proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets is from 1830. Related: Feelers.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
feeler  (fē'lər) Pronunciation Key
A slender body part used for touching or sensing. The antennae of insects and the barbels of catfish are feelers. |
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
It is a feeler and also an instrument by which objects are smelled.
Using the steel square and feeler gage, measure the flatness of the tamper foot.
The birds bumped their heads nearly three times more often than birds with the use of their feeler feathers.
Gear tooth thickness was measured using a gear tooth caliper and backlash was measured using feeler gages on all open gearing.
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