splays in English
noun
1
a widening or outward tapering of something, in particular.
Also, it is well known that spontaneous curvature is a critical determinant of splay, and in turn splay is a controlling membrane deformation of several membrane processes, such as membrane fusion.
2
a surface making an oblique angle with another, such as the splayed side of a window or embrasure.
The fault breaks into many splays near the surface, forming a flower structure, some strands of which show normal displacements and some of which show thrust and strike-slip displacements.
verb
1
thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart.
her hands were splayed across his broad shoulders
Use "splays" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "splays" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "splays", or refer to the context using the word "splays" in the English Dictionary.
1. The pipe splays at one end.
2. The tragic nature of Eugene O Neill splays is deeply influenced by the ancient Greek tragedy, the expressionism of Strindberg, and O Neill sown experience.