splay

1. An outward spread of an object such as a bowl or cup.

2. (also, attributive)A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

   Abkantung, Abschrägung

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   an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

3. (also, attributive)The amount of such a bevel, slant, or slope.

4. A widening of a minor road where it forms a junction with a major road to ensure that the view of traffic on the major road by drivers on the minor road is not obstructed.

   visibility splay

5. The view to the left or right which a driver on a minor road has of traffic on the major road; also, a plan showing this.

1. He placed his hand on the table with fingers splayed.

   deEr legte, die Finger gespreizt, die Hand auf den Tisch. — Waldelfe

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