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splayed

UK
/spleɪd/
US
/spleɪd/
splayed out
splayed out

Translations

splayedpast participle
UK
/spleɪd/
US
/spleɪd/
Used adjectivally as the past participle of the verb ‘splay’; takes normal adjective comparison forms.
évaséEmploi courant pour une forme qui s’élargit vers l’extérieur; notamment en architecture.
The castle’s windows have splayed embrasures that let in more light.
Les fenêtres du château ont des embrasures évasées qui laissent entrer davantage de lumière.
écartéSe dit d’éléments ouverts, écartés ou tournés vers l’extérieur.
He sat with his legs splayed across the floor.
Il était assis, les jambes écartées sur le sol.
Additional translations
ébraséTerme d’architecture.
Synonyms
expanded
dispersed
flared
spread
stretched
splayverb

splayed

Past Simple

splayed
Past Simple
splayed
Past Participle
splaying
Gerund
UK
/spleɪ/
US
/spleɪ/
écarterSurtout pour des parties du corps, des membres ou des objets qu’on ouvre en les écartant.
The cat splayed its paws as it stretched out on the carpet.
Le chat a écarté les pattes en s’étirant sur le tapis.
Additional translations
évaserSurtout en architecture ou en technique, pour donner une forme plus large vers l’extérieur.
ébraserTerme de maçonnerie et d’architecture pour une ouverture aux côtés inclinés vers l’extérieur.
Synonyms
spread
stretch
expand
fan out
disperse
splaypast participle

splayed

Used attributively or predicatively of things that have been spread or flared outward (e.g., "splayed fingers").
évaséEmployé comme participe passé adjectival pour une forme ouverte ou écartée vers l’extérieur.
The splayed branches formed a natural arch over the path.
Les branches évasées formaient une arche naturelle au-dessus du sentier.
Synonyms
spread
spread-out
outspread
flared
flared-out
sprawled
outstretched
akimbo
splayed-out
divaricated

Definitions

splayedpast participle
Spread or turned outward and apart; flared or extended widely.
He sat with his legs splayed across the floor.
Widening or sloping outward from a narrower inner part, especially of architectural elements.
The castle’s windows have splayed embrasures that let in more light.
splayverb
To spread out, expand, or extend, especially in an awkward or uneven manner.
The cat splayed its paws as it stretched out on the carpet.
To cause to spread or extend outward.
The carpenter splayed the legs of the table to ensure stability.
To bevel, slant, or make oblique, especially the side of a window, door opening, or similar structure.
The mason splayed the window embrasure to admit more light.
splaypast participle
Spread or flared outward; turned aside or apart.
The splayed branches formed a natural arch over the path.
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