Overture vs Feeler - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
Definition as Noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Examples
- "she rejected his advances"
- "he had a special antenna for public relations"
- "she rejected his advances"
- "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"