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feeler

Zoology an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch

Feeler

(or feeler gauge), a gauge that is used to inspect gaps between surfaces. A feeler is a thin strip with a specified thickness in the range from 0.02 to 1 mm. Feelers are usually manufac-

Figure 1. Feelers in a case

tured as sets of strips of various thicknesses housed in a single case (Figure 1). The strips may be used individually or in various combinations.

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No references found			Otherwise the angles might inflict on the unwary Feeler irreparable injury. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context Modern life stretched out its steam feeler to this point three or four times a day, touched the native existences, and quickly withdrew its feeler again, as if what it touched had been uncongenial. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context Holding a microscope to the first-mentioned red ant, I saw that, though he was assiduously gnawing at the near fore leg of his enemy, having severed his remaining feeler, his own breast was all torn away, exposing what vitals he had there to the jaws of the black warrior, whose breastplate was apparently too thick for him to pierce; and the dark carbuncles of the sufferer's eyes shone with ferocity such as war only could excite. Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context			feeder trough feeder yarn feeder-breaker feedforward control feedhead Feeding Area feeding behaviour Feeding Center feeding ground feeding mechanism Feeding of Farm Animals feeding rod Feeding Standard feeding zone Feeds feedstock feedstuff feedthrough feedthrough capacitor feedthrough insulator feedthrough terminal feedwater feedwater heater Feel feel the bottom Feeler feeler gage feeler gauge feeler pin Feeling Feenberg, Eugene feep feeper feeping creature feeping creaturism feeware Fefer, Itzik Fehling's Reagent Fehling's solution Fehling, Hermann Fehmarn Fehmgericht Fehrbellin, battle of Feiffer, Jules Feigin, Gerasim Feigin, Gerasim Grigorevich Feijoa Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo Feinberg, Evgenii Feinberg, Evgenii Lvovich Feinberg, Samuil			feel the pulse feel the pulse Feel The Quality Records feel the want of Feel The Wind Feel the Wrath feel uncertain feel under the weather feel uneasy about feel unsure feel up feel up feel up feel up feel up feel up to feel up to feel way feel way feel way feel way feel way Feel Whammy feel with Feel, Inspect, Tighten, Clean, Adjust, Lubricate feel-bad feel-good Feel-Good Factor feel-goodism FEELC Feeler feeler gage Feeler gauge Feeler gauge Feeler gauges Feeler gauges feeler pin feelers feelers feelgood FEELGRT feeling feeling feeling feeling feeling feeling a million dollars feeling a million dollars feeling age feeling age feeling age feeling age Feeling Better Than Everfine Feeling Close Feeling Fine feeling for feeling for feeling for feeling for feeling free feeling free

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