Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fan-wise
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.

adv

In a fanwise manner.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From fan + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fan

Questions

What does fanwise mean?: In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
Where does fanwise come from?: From fan + -wise.

How to pronounce fanwise

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