fan-shaped
Like peacock feathers
Fan-shaped describes something that spreads outward from a narrow base to a wide curved edge, like an open handheld fan.
The term applies to leaves, coral formations, architectural details, or anything with this radiating structure: The ginkgo's fan-shaped leaves turned golden in autumn.
Spread awkwardly apart
- radiatingSending out from center
- spreadTo distribute widely
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- displayPresentation for viewing
semicircular · wedge · configuration · layout · pattern · diverging · outspread · formation
Fan-leaved southeastern palm
- ginkgoAncient Chinese deciduous tree
- palm frondTropical tree's feathery leaf
- traveler's palmFan-shaped tropical plant
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
frond · leaf · spreading · radiating · venation · pleated · foliate · tropical
Ornate pheasant relative
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- motifRecurring thematic element
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
medallion · rosette · sunburst · pleated · folding screen · architectural · tracery · shell pattern
Symbol denoting variation
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- river mouthWatercourse terminus at sea
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
deposit · floodplain · distributary · spreading · terrain · formation · outwash · cone
splayed
Spread awkwardly apart
display · semicircular · wedge · configuration · layout · pattern · diverging · outspread · formation · tiered
palmetto
Fan-leaved southeastern palm
- ginkgoAncient Chinese deciduous tree
- palm frondTropical tree's feathery leaf
- traveler's palmFan-shaped tropical plant
pinnate · frond · leaf · spreading · radiating · venation · pleated · foliate · tropical · foliage
peacock
Ornate pheasant relative
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- motifRecurring thematic element
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
filigree · medallion · rosette · sunburst · pleated · folding screen · architectural · tracery · shell pattern · chinoiserie
delta
Symbol denoting variation
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- river mouthWatercourse terminus at sea
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
estuary · deposit · floodplain · distributary · spreading · terrain · formation · outwash · cone · gradient
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
- leaf shapesoval, round, maple leaf, oak leaf, palmate
- palmlikefronds, feathery, palmate, spreading, arching
- tail finsforked, rounded, lunate, truncate, lanceolate
- leavesleaf, leaves, maple leaf, oak leaf, palm leaf
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic
fan-shapedcylindrical
Circular in cross-section
tubular · square · rectangular · linear · needle-shaped
fan-shapedconverging
Moving toward sameness
narrowing · tapering · funnel-shaped · cone-shaped · pinched
fan, shape, shaped, fans, fanned, fanning, shapes, shaping, shapely