fan out


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Related to fan out: Propagation delay
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.fan out - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
diffuse, spread out, spread
spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
percolate - spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
bleed, run - be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
mantle - spread over a surface, like a mantle
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fan 1

verb
To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area.Also used with out:
expand, extend, open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold, unroll.
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Translations

w>fan out

vi (searchers etc) → ausschwärmen
vt sep feathers → fächerförmig aufstellen; cards → fächerförmig ausbreiten
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