单词 | feeler |
释义 | feeler /fee"leuhr/, n. 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. Zool. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle. 4. Also called feeler gauge. Engin. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances. 5. Naut. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom. [1520-30; FEEL + -ER1] |
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