FAN

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
2. isim An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

   “He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.”

3. isim The action of fanning; agitation of the air.

   “"If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow.”

4. isim Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
5. isim An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.

   “The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne.”

6. isim A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
7. isim A group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.
8. isim A section of a tree having a finite number of branches.
9. fiil To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

   “We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.”

10. fiil To slap (a behind, especially).

    “Part of it was that as much as I respected filial devotion and as much as I liked Sarah Barstow, it would have been a real satisfaction to put her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver^([sic]) her a swell fanning, for not taking a look at that driver.”

11. fiil To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
12. fiil To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.

    “I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.”

13. fiil To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.

    “To fan a single action revolver, hold down the trigger and strike the hammer repeatedly with a free hand.”

14. fiil To invigorate, like flames when fanned.

    “She comes, to fan my ardour, She kills me with her kisses.”

15. fiil To winnow grain.
16. fiil To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.

    “Fanning the brakes results in the gradual depletion of the pressure in the cars' brake reservoirs, which can eventually cause a loss of all braking.”

17. fiil To strike out.
18. fiil To strike out (a batter).
19. fiil To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
20. isim A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

    “I am a big fan of libraries.”

21. isim A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.

    “1 chek (foot) = 14⅝ English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsün into ten fan or tenths.”

22. özel isim A diminutive of Frances.

    “I see now what brings you about our house so much. You want to get hold of Fan and her business and little savings for yourself, do you?”

23. özel isim A county of Puyang, Henan, China.

    “In a report boasting of the rich supply of commodities in Fan County of Honan Province , the Peiping Ta Kung Pao of 1 December 1965 pointed out: “ Within 10 days before the autumn festival of this year, the commercial organs in Fan County[...]”

24. özel isim A surname from Mandarin.
25. özel isim The station code of Fanling in Hong Kong.
26. isim Initialism of file area network.
27. isim Initialism of free amino nitrogen, amino acids available for yeast metabolism.