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BROODER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: brooder   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

Synonyms:

brooder; incubator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("brooder" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Meronyms (parts of "brooder"):

thermoregulator; thermostat (a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)

Derivation:

brood (sit on (eggs))

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