splay

adj.

1. Spread or turned out.
2. Clumsy or clumsily formed; awkward.

n. Architecture
An oblique angle or bevel given to the sides of an opening in a wall so that the opening is wider on one side of the wall than on the other.


v., splayed, splay·ing, splays.

v.tr.

1. To spread (the limbs, for example) out or apart, especially clumsily.
2. To make slanting or sloping; bevel.
3. To dislocate (a bone). Used of an animal.

v.intr.

1. To be spread out or apart.
2. To slant or slope.

[From Middle English splayen, to spread out, short for displayen. See display.]

A sloped surface, or a surface which makes an oblique angle with another, esp. at the sides of a door, window, proscenium, etc., so the opening is larger on one side than the other; a large chamfer; a reveal at an oblique angle to the exterior face of the wall.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

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The verb splay has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: spread open or apart

Meaning #2: turn outward
  Synonyms: turn out, spread out

Meaning #3: move out of position
  Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, slip

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The adjective splay has one meaning:

Meaning #1: turned outward in an ungainly manner

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forvride, bringe af led, gøre skrå
v. intr. - fremvise, se ud
n. - skråning, skråkant, smig
adj. - skrå

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitspreiden, hellen, helling, klungelig

Français (French)
v. tr. - évaser, ébraser, écarter
v. intr. - être évasé, être ébrasé
n. - (Archit) ébrasement
adj. - écarté, évasé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausschrägung
v. - spreizen, ausschrägen
adj. - gespreizt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) κεφαλότοιχο, φάτνωμα, κούφωμα, λοξότμητο, πλαγιοτομή
v. - λοξοτομώ, πλαγιοτέμνω, διευρύνω, διχαλώνω, εξαρθρώνω, ανοίγω σε διάσταση
adj. - που στρέφεται προς τα έξω, πλακουτσωτός, διχαλωτός

Italiano (Italian)
strombo, svasatura, aprire, slogare, slogato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chanfradura (f)
v. - alargar, chanfrar, deslocar
adj. - oblíquo, largo

Русский (Russian)
скос, скашивание, косой, скошенный, вывернутый наружу, неуклюжий, косо, неуклюже, скашивать, расширять, вывихнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - extender, biselar, achaflanar, desplegar, dislocar (la espalda), inclinar, dar derrame
v. intr. - extenderse, desplegarse, inclinarse
n. - extensión, chaflán, alféizar, derrame
adj. - extendido, desplegado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sneddning, avfasning, sneddad sida
v. - snedda, vidga, avfasa, breda ut, spreta med, vrida ur led
adj. - bred och platt, utåtvänd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
展开, 拓宽, 张开, 变得一头较大, 成喇叭口形, 斜角, 斜面, 八字形的, 笨重的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 展開, 拓寬, 張開
v. intr. - 展開, 張開, 變得一頭較大, 成喇叭口形
n. - 斜角, 展開, 斜面
adj. - 八字形的, 笨重的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (다리 따위를) 벌리다, (문설주, 창틀, 총안 따위를) 모접기를 하다, 분리하다
v. intr. - 비스듬히 뻗다, (문설주, 창틀, 총안 따위를) 바깥쪽으로 벌어지게 하다
n. - (창틀따위의) 모접기, (총안 따위의) 나팔꽃 모양의 바라짐, 마리화나
adj. - 바깥쪽으로 벌어진, 보기 흉하게 벌린, 비스듬한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 外広がりにする, 外広がりになる, 広げる, 斜めにする, 脱臼させる, 傾斜する
adj. - 外側に広がった, 不格好な, 広がっている
n. - 斜面, 拡張

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انحدار, ميل تفلطح (فعل) فلطح, حدر, وسع من الخارج (نافذة) (صفه) منحدر, مائل, مفلطح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרחיב, שיפע, היטה, לכסן‬
v. intr. - ‮הלך והתרחב‬
n. - ‮התרחבות, התפשקות, שיפוע‬
adj. - ‮מתרחב והולך, מופנה החוצה, מפושק‬

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