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 Definitions of feeler  [ˈfi lər]  

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Definition of 'feeler' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) feeler
a person or thing that feels.

2.  feeler
a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others.

3.  feeler
an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.

Etymology:  (1520–30)

Definition of 'feeler' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) antenna, feeler
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

2. (noun) overture, advance, approach, feeler
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"

3. (noun) antenna, feeler
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
"he had a special antenna for public relations"

4. (noun) barbel, feeler
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish


Definition of 'feeler' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) feeler
one who, or that which, feels

2. (noun) feeler
one of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp

3. (noun) feeler
anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative


Translation of 'feeler' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: voeler, tasorgaan Arabic flag Arabic: لامِس، مِجَس Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: антена
Brazilian flag Brazilian: antena Czech flag Czech: tykadlo German flag German: der Fühler
Danish flag Danish: følehorn; antenne Greek flag Greek: κεραία Spanish flag Spanish: antena, tentáculo
Estonian flag Estonian: katsesarv Farsi flag Farsi: شاخک Finnish flag Finnish: tuntosarvi
French flag French: antenne Hebrew flag Hebrew: מָחוֹש Hindi flag Hindi: महसूस करने वाला कीडे़-मकौ
Croatian flag Croatian: ticalo, pipak Hungarian flag Hungarian: tapogató, csáp Indonesian flag Indonesian: sungut
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fálmari Italian flag Italian: antenna Japanese flag Japanese: 触角
Korean flag Korean: 더듬이 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: čiuptuvėlis Latvian flag Latvian: [] tausteklis
Malay flag Malay: sesungut Dutch flag Dutch: voeler Norwegian flag Norwegian: følehorn
Polish flag Polish: czułek Persian flag Persian: شاخک Pashto flag Pashto: ښكر كى (لكه چه دځينو حشرا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: antena Romanian flag Romanian: antenă Russian flag Russian: щупальце; усик
Slovak flag Slovak: tykadlo Slovenian flag Slovenian: tipalka Serbian flag Serbian: pipak
Swedish flag Swedish: känselspröt, antenn, tent Thai flag Thai: อวัยวะสำหรับสัมผัส Turkish flag Turkish: duyarga, anten
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 觸鬢,觸角 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: щупальце; вусик Urdu flag Urdu: کوئی عضو حاسہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: râu; râu sờ; xúc tu Chinese flag Chinese: 触须,触角

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