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1Fan — or FANS may refer to the following: Ventilation A device to agitate or move air or other gasThe human powered Fan (implement) is a hand held implement used by waving it back and forth.Motor powered Fans: mechanical fans such as oscillating fans,… …
2Fan (implement) — A hand held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back and forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan. But generally …
3fan — I. /fæn / (say fan) noun 1. any device for causing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 2. such an object made of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., designed to be handheld. 3. anything resembling… …
4fan vaulting — noun an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans • Hypernyms: ↑vaulting • Part Meronyms: ↑fan tracery * * * noun : an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan and that was used …
5fan — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fann, from Latin vannus more at winnow Date: before 12th century 1. any of various devices for winnowing grain 2. an instrument for producing a current of air: as a. a device that is held in the …
6fan — fan1 fanlike, adj. fanner, n. /fan/, n., v., fanned, fanning. n. 1. any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 2. an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the… …
7fan — I [[t]fæn[/t]] n. v. fanned, fan•ning 1) a device for producing a current of air by the movement of one or more broad surfaces 2) an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, etc., often in the shape of a triangle or a semicircle, for waving lightly… …
8fan-shaped — adjective shaped in the form of a fan • Similar to: ↑formed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : shaped like a fan and often having or made up of radiating parts (as wings, ribs, or individuals) that are felt to resemble the supporting sticks of a fan *… …
9fan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus, usu. with rotating blades, giving a current of air for ventilation etc. 2 a device, usu. folding and forming a semicircle when spread out, for agitating the air to cool oneself. 3 anything spread out like a fan, e.g …
10fan vault — noun : a vault produced by fan vaulting * * * a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs. See… …
