fanwise

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7

Definition of fanwise

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.

adv

  1. (not-comparable)In a fanwise manner.
    “The two of diamonds being handed back, lay it on the table, and then take off the four top cards from the pack and spread them fanwise on the table […]”
    “In this equipment, Dr. Giesl has tried to produce a true ejector effect in the smokebox and had replaced the conventional blastpipe by seven steam nozzles, directing their exhaust into seven ejector pipes arranged fanwise in the longitudinal axis of the smokebox.”

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Etymology

From fan + -wise.

Anagrams of fanwise

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