English Dictionary

fan

/fæn/

noun

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.

I am a big fan of basketball.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

意味（3）

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.

意味（4）

Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

意味（5）

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.

意味（6）

A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.

意味（7）

(mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches