fanlike
- adjective
- /ˈfænˌlaɪk/
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en forma de abanico
- The design of the room featured fanlike structures that spread out from the ceiling, creating a stunning visual effect.
- fanlike tail
Examples
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Indeed, as I look at the articles, arrayed before me in fanlike tiers, I get the odd feeling that the old oak ruble on which I have eaten so many thousands of dinners has been set not with its customary china and silver but with my intellectual autobiography.
Academic text (1998) -
Many are nearly invisible in their home habitats; others announce their presence to their neighbors and warn off potential rivals by flashing colorful dewlaps or fanlike structures that lie just underneath their lower jaws.
Academic text (2006) -
Hanging from tree limbs are hundreds of decorative cages containing singing finches and exotic birds with gorgeous plumage, punk crests, and fanlike tails.
Fiction book (1996) -
The large fish displayed its vibrant, fanlike fins as it swam gracefully through the coral reef.
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Palm trees are known for their fanlike leaves that arch beautifully over the sandy beach.
Synonyms
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Shaped like a fan that spreads out from a center point
Spread out like an open fan
How Fanlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fanlike comes from the common word fan, the hand tool that opens and spreads, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. Think of a peacock's tail or a palm leaf that opens out like a fan, so fanlike means 'resembling a fan' or 'spread out'.