Broadcaster
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000784
A piece of farm machinery designed to disperse materials like seeds, fertilizer, or granular pesticides over a wide area. It consists of a hopper to hold the material, which is then metered onto a spinning disc or a series of discs powered by the tractor's power take-off. The rotational speed of the spinner and the size of the gate opening control the application rate and the width of the spread pattern.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000784 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Agricultural equipment |
| Translations | German: Düngerstreuer; Spanish: esparcidora; French: semoir à la volée |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-000784",
"term": "Broadcaster",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A piece of farm machinery designed to disperse materials like seeds, fertilizer, or granular pesticides over a wide area. It consists of a hopper to hold the material, which is then metered onto a spinning disc or a series of discs powered by the tractor's power take-off. The rotational speed of the spinner and the size of the gate opening control the application rate and the width of the spread pattern.",
"subject": "Agricultural equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "Düngerstreuer",
"es": "esparcidora",
"fr": "semoir à la volée"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/broadcaster/"
}
Record 858 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.