refan

refan verb: to spread again.

Verb

refan (third-person singular simple present refans, present participle refanning, simple past and past participle refanned)

To spread again.
- You flashing star that shines so bright In the pale moon's pallor light, A sullen hope erstwhile now springs, And the lost soul refans its wings; It mounts, falls further down in scorn, A victim for thee, O brother worm.1910, William Scott, Poems, page 22
To cause air to blow on again.
- The heat was great, and the nights were passed in fanning oneself to sleep, awaking, and refanning to sleep again.1872, William Morrison Bell, Other Countries - Volume 2, page 11
- The common is breezy ; the air cannot stagnate, and is nowhere obstructed, but, as described by Dr. Linden, " fans and refans from corner to corner, from any point whatsoever it may happen to blow."1895, Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, The Climates and Baths of Great Britain
(figuratively) To revive or reinvigorate.
- When gaining a victory, visions of further successes buoyed me up and refanned my sinking courage ; a well-contested but lost game caused me to apply myself to renewed study, and so engaged I often passed the midnight hours in solitude over the chess-board.1881, How Mephisto was Caught: A Chess Legend, page 331
To winnow again.
- I know that I am dilating upon a subject that I have already made mention of, but it cannot be too forcibly brought to the attention of planters that the selection of Mother Seed of the very best quality is of vital importance and that no rice ought to be planted that has not gone through a...1916, The Rice Journal ... - Volume 19, Issues 3-12, page 35
To retrofit an airplane engine with a turbofan that reduces noise.
- A new engine would have to be markedly superior not only to the JT8D but also to a JT8D or Rolls-Royce Spey refanned to a higher bypass ration.1998, Robert V. Garvin, Starting Something Big: The Commercial Emergence of GE Aircraft Engines, →ISBN
- Senator Goldwater, in reducing the funding in the program, we looked very hard at the benefits that would accrue to refanning the JT8D as compared with the JT3D.1973, NASA Authorization for Fiscal Year 1974

Noun

refan (plural refans)

An airplane engine that has been refanned.
- In considering the relative merits of SAM versus refan in our rule-making efforts, we have considered the following factors as being of primary significance.1975, United States. Office of Noise Abatement and Control, First Report on Status and Progress of Noise Research and Control Programs in the Federal Government, page 181
- The refans have lower acquisition and maintenance costs, which favourably trade off against their higher fuel consumption to produce economical operation, particularly at shorter ranges.1975, The Aeronautical Journal - Volume 79, page 545

refan meaning in Bengali

refan in Bengali

পুনরায় পাখা করা, যাতে শব্দ কমে

Examples of refan in a sentence

In our July, 1974, statement, we presented preliminary test results on the effect on sea level fuel consumption of refanning an experimental engine.1975, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Aviation and Transportation R. & D, Aircraft...
The results of refanning new JT8D aircraft in combination with other noise reduction options are shown in figures lz and l3 for 1981.1975, Further Studies of Methods for Reducing Community Noise Around Airports:
The manufacturer installed three JT8D-115 refans, developed by Pratt & Whitney under contract to NASA, on a 727 for flight tests at Boeing's Boardman, OR, airfield.2018, Jeremy R. Kinney, The Power for Flight: NASA's Contributions to Aircraft Propulsion, →ISBN:

Forms of refan

Verb
third-person singular present	refans
present participle	refanning
past participle	refanned
past	refanned
Noun
plural	refans

Origin of refan

From re- + fan.

Questions about refan

What does refan mean?: Refan means to spread again.
What is refan in Bengali?: Refan in Bengali is পুনরায় পাখা করা, যাতে শব্দ কমে. See Refan meaning in Bengali.
How do you use refan in a sentence?: In our July, 1974, statement, we presented preliminary test results on the effect on sea level fuel consumption of refanning an experimental engine.
What part of speech is refan?: Refan can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of refan?: The past tense of refan is refanned.

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