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fanwise

/ˈfæn.waɪz/

fanwiseadverb

Translations

The peacock spread its tail feathers fanwise.

Павлин веерообразно расправил свои хвостовые перья.

Definitions

In the manner of a fan; spreading out from a central point.

The peacock's tail feathers spread fanwise as it displayed its plumage.

Synonyms

in a fanlike manner

in a fan-shaped pattern

in a fanned-out manner

in a spreading manner

fanwiseadjective

/ˈfæn.waɪz/

Also used attributively/postpositively to describe something that spreads out like a fan.

Definitions

Spread out like the ribs of a folding fan; arranged so as to widen outward from a single point.

The streets radiate in a fanwise pattern from the central plaza.

Synonyms