Definition of Feeders. Meaning of Feeders. Synonyms of Feeders

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Definition of Feeders

Feeder
Feeder Feed"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder. --Goldsmith. 2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. ``The feeder of my riots.' --Shak. 3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder. --Shak. 4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter. 5. A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow. 6. A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line. 7. (Mining) (a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein. --Ure. (b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. --Raymond. 8. (Mach.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon. 9. (Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.

Meaning of Feeders from wikipedia

- Feeders (film), a 1996 American science fiction horror film "The Feeder", story by Mildred Cram adapted to film as Behind the Make-Up in 1930 Feeder cattle...
- congregate, with some even living just near the bird feeder. Seed feeders are the most common type of feeders. They can vary in design from tubes to hoppers...
- Other bottom feeders graze on living aquatic plants and macroalgae, as is the case in some sea urchin species. Lastly, some bottom feeders are carnivorous...
- Look up fluid feeder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fluid feeders are organisms that feed on the fluid of other organisms. It can refer to: Hematophagy...
- A vibratory feeder is an instrument that uses vibration to "feed" material to a process or machine. Vibratory feeders use both vibration and gravity to...
- small feeder, feeder, feedermax, panamax, post-Panamax, new Panamax and ultra-large (ULCV). Container ships under 3,000 TEU are generally called feeders. "Feeder...
- Vibratory bowl feeders, also known as a bowl feeders, are common devices used to orient and feed individual component parts for ****embly on industrial...
- though predominantly terrestrial, are also filter feeders when foraging. Most forage fish are filter feeders. For example, the Atlantic menhaden, a type of...
- Rotary feeders, also known as rotary airlocks or rotary valves, are commonly used in industrial and agricultural applications as a component in a bulk...
- A feeder fund is an investment fund which does almost all of its investments through a master fund via a master-feeder relationship. It is a situation...