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BROODER (brooder)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brooder mean? 

BROODER (noun)
  The noun BROODER has 1 sense:

1. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infantsplay

  Familiarity information: BROODER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BROODER (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

brooder; incubator

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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