fan shape
Spread like peacock
A fan shape is the outline of a handheld fan—a wedge radiating outward from a narrow base to a wide curved edge.
The shape appears in architecture, decorative arts, and nature: The peacock displayed its tail in a fan shape.
Cards or papers spread in a fan shape overlap while remaining visible.
As a verb phrase, to fan out means to spread into this formation.
- spreadTo distribute widely
- spread outExtended over distance
- radialEmanating from center
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- tail feathersPosterior flight plumes
palm · palm frond · folding · pleated · arc · semicircle · flare · rays · oriental · Japanese · geisha · handheld · cooling · cooling off · breeze · paper · bamboo · decorative
fan shaperectangle
Four-sided, all right angles
cone shape · square · wedge · straight line · parallel lines
fan shapeconvergent
Tending toward union
narrowing · tapering · constricting · pinching · contracting
fan shapecone shape
Geometry with circular base, apex
wedge · tapered · converging · narrowing · pinched
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