fanwise

(ˈfænˌwaɪz)

adj

resembling an open fan

adv

in the manner of an open fan

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fan•wise

(ˈfænˌwaɪz)

adj., adv.

spread out like an open fan.

[1880–85]

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The count, holding his cards fanwise, kept himself with difficulty from dropping into his usual after-dinner nap, and laughed at everything.

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The fanwise area denotes the radar detection region.

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The injection was given slightly fanwise and muscle freely infiltrated using the same wheal.

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The thing we took away last time was just how much more intense it was than anywhere else in the world, fanwise," guitarist Adam Hann observed.

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He held the six knives fanwise in his left hand, with the blades pointing up.

We watched Hensch as he picked up three more knives and spread them fanwise in his left hand.

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The ridges are located in the posterodorsal corner of the nasal cavity, in a preorbital recess, and radiate fanwise over the prefrontal.

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"...A lot of things came together this year -- operationally, fanwise, promotionally, weatherwise and luck."