splayed apart
1splayed — spleɪ n. sloped or beveled surface v. angle, slope, slant; spread, spread outward adj. spread apart, turned outward; awkward, clumsy …
2splayed opening — An opening (as in a wall) that is cut away diagonally so that vertical edges (jambs) are farther apart than the inner edges …
3splayed crankpins — The slight spreading apart of a crankpin in a V type engine so that each rod has its own crankpin; this reduces vibration in some V 6 engines that have a 90° angle between the banks …
4splay — [[t]sple͟ɪ[/t]] splays, splaying, splayed V ERG If things splay or are splayed, their ends are spread out away from each other. [V n] He splayed his fingers across his face... [V adv/prep] His fingers splay out in a star shape... [V ed] He was on …
5splay — also splay out verb (I, T) if fingers or legs splay or are splayed, they spread further apart, often in a way that looks strange: He sat sturdily on the floor, legs splayed apart …
6Sheers — are a form of two legged lifting device, that were used by sailboats and dockyards for tasks such as lifting masts and heavier parts of the rigging on board. [cite book|pages=97|title=Rudimentary Treatise on Masting, Mast making, and Rigging of… …
7Three-drum boilers — Three drum boiler, casing removed …
8L-twin engine — A V twin engine with its cylinders splayed apart at a 90° angle, which creates a smoother running engine. these engines can either be placed transversely (crosswise), or longitudinally (lengthwise) in the motorcycle frame …
9Iranian pottery — Pottery vessel, fourth millennium B.C. The Sialk collection of Tehran s National Museum of Iran …
10List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …
