What does splay mean?
Definitions for splay
spleɪsplay
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Princeton's WordNet
splayadjective
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
splayverb
turned outward in an ungainly manner
"splay knees"
splayverb
spread open or apart
"He splayed his huge hands over the table"
turn out, splay, spread out, rotateverb
turn outward
"These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
dislocate, luxate, splay, slipverb
move out of position
"dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Wiktionary
splaynoun
A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
splayverb
To display; to spread.
splayverb
To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.
splayverb
To spay; to castrate.
splayverb
To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc.
splayadjective
Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders.
ChatGPT
splay
Splay generally refers to the act of spreading, extending, or diverging outwards from a central point. It is commonly used to describe the position or movement of body parts like legs or fingers. In architecture, it refers to a surface that slopes outwards or a structure that widens towards the top or bottom. In computing, it refers to a self-adjusting data structure known as a splay tree.
Webster Dictionary
Splayverb
to display; to spread
Splayverb
to dislocate, as a shoulder bone
Splayverb
to spay; to castrate
Splayverb
to turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc
Splayadjective
displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders
Splayadjective
a slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them
Etymology: [Abbrev. of display.]
Wikidata
Splay
Splay is the debut album by Amerivcan post-hardcore band Shiner. It was released in January 1996.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Splay
splā, v.t. (archit.) to slope or slant: to dislocate, as the shoulder-bone.—adj. turned outward, as in splay-foot, awkward.—n. Splay′-foot, a flat foot turned outward.—adj. Splay′-footed.—n. Splay′-mouth, a wide mouth, a mouth stretched out in grinning.—adj. Splay′-mouthed. [Display.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
splay
The divergence outwards from the line of fire of the lines which mark the bottom of the sides of an embrasure.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of splay in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of splay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- تباعدArabic
- esplanditCatalan, Valencian
- strombaturaItalian
- откос, стерилизовывать, расправленный, вывихиватьRussian
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