feeder

feeder
feeder early 15c., “one who feeds an animal;” 1560s, “one who eats;” agent noun from FEED (Cf. feed). As a mechanical apparatus, from 1660s. Of cattle and streams, by 1790s; of roads and railroads, by 1850s.

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  • feeder — [ fidɶr ] n. m. • 1888; mot angl., de to feed « nourrir » ♦ Anglic. Ingén. Voie reliant un système producteur d énergie ou de matière première à un lieu d utilisation. Feeder d antenne. ⇒ coaxial(recomm. offic.). Feeder électrique (cf. recomm.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Feeder — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Feeder Información personal Origen Newport, Gales …   Wikipedia Español

  • Feeder — Feed er, n. 1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. [1913 Webster] A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. The feeder of my riots.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feeder — (izg. fíder) m DEFINICIJA tehn. 1. pomoćni uređaj koji doprema materijal do stroja za preradu 2. vod za prijenos električne energije u sustavu prenošenja do trošila SINTAGMA feeder service (izg. feeder sèrvis) pom. služba razvoženja kontejnera… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • feeder — [fēd′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that feeds; specif., a) a device that feeds material into a machine b) a device that supplies food to animals or birds 2. an animal, esp. a steer, being fattened 3. anything that supplies or leads into something… …   English World dictionary

  • Feeder — Feeder. См. Питатель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Feeder — (engl., spr. fīder), »Speiser«, Speiseapparat, insbes. Speiseteilung (s. Elektrische Verteilung, S. 659) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • feeder — UK US /ˈfiːdər/ noun [C] ► an organization, system, etc. that supplies a larger organization, system, etc. with something: »The small regional airlines act as feeders, carrying passengers to the major airports served by international airlines …   Financial and business terms

  • feeder — s.n. v. fider. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • feeder — s. m. Encanamento, elétrica ou de gás, que liga diretamente o centro de produção a um ponto da rede de distribuição.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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