Look up: Fan

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   fan
   [n] - an ardent follower 2. [n] - a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces 3. [v] - agitate the air 4. [v] - strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) in baseball 5. [v] - make fiercer
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   Fan
   A fruit tree or shrub trained and tied flat against wall or fence in the shape of a fan
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   FAN
   Fetal Alcohol Network
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   fan
   a rotary machine which propels air,or other gas Category: Physics
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   fan
   An essential accessory for women, especially in 18thC Europe, used to create a breeze and to communicate modesty, coyness or discreet flirting. The rigid fans of the ancient civilisations and Renaissance Europe have a long handle topped by a leaf of parchment, fabric or feathers within a rigid frame. Folding fans originated in China and came to Eur ...
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   fan
   Used with the heat sink to cool the processor. The more powerful the processor, the more transistors it has and therefore the more heat it generates. An overheated processor will cause programs to crash.
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   Fan
   Fan noun [ Anglo-Saxon fann , from Latin vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; confer French van . Confer Van a winnowing machine, Winnow .] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface ; as: (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and oft ...
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   Fan
   Fan transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fanned ; present participle & verbal noun Fanning .] [ Confer Old French vanner , Latin vannere . See Fan , noun , Van a winnowing machine.] 1. To move as with a fan. « The air . . . fanned with unnumbered plu ...
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   fan
   1. To move as with a fan. 'The air . . . Fanned with unnumbered plumes.' (Milton) ... 2. To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan. ... 3. To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. 'Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves.' (Dryden) ... 4. To winnow; to separate chaff from, an ...
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    fan
    noun a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
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    fan
    buff noun an ardent follower and admirer
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    fan
    verb make (an emotion) fiercer; `fan hatred`
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    fan
    verb agitate the air
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    fan
    verb separate the chaff from by using air currents; `She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field`
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    Fan
    `Fan` may refer to the following: *Fan (person), someone who has an intense appreciation for something(s) or someone(s) *A device to agitate or move air or other gas: ** Fan (implement), a hand-held implement used by waving it back and forth ** Fan (mechanical), mechanical fans such as oscillating fans, ceiling fans, blowers, etc. *** Centrifugal fan *** Ceiling fan *** Computer fan *Triangle fan, a data structure to describe polygons in compute...
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    Fan
    • (n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. • (n.) To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. • (n.) To move as with a fan. • (n.) An instrument fo...
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    fan
    in the decorative arts, rigid or folding hand-held device used throughout the world since ancient times; it has been used for cooling, air ... [1 related articles]
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    fan
    device for producing a current of air or other gases or vapours. Fans are used for circulating air in rooms and buildings; for cooling motors and ... [3 related articles]
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    fan
    fan Short for fanatic.
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    fan
    fan, device for agitating air or gases or moving them from one location to another. Mechanical fans with revolving blades are used for ventilation, in manufacturing, in winnowing grain, to remove dust, cuttings, or other waste, or to provide draft for a fire. They are also used to move air for cooli...
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