verb
- spreads out or apart; extends outward
- turns outward at an angle
noun
- an outward spread or slant
- a slanted surface, especially around a window or door opening
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The peacock splays its colorful tail feathers.
- She splays her fingers wide across the piano keys.
- The river splays into several smaller streams.
- His feet splay outward when he walks.
- The window has a deep splay to let in more light.
- The architect designed splays around each doorway.
- The tree’s roots splay in all directions.