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feel•er



Pronunciation: (fē'lur), [key]
—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 feel'er 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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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