vane

[ veyn ]

/ veɪn /

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noun

weather vane.

a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air.

any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine or pump, that move or are moved by a fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air.

a person who is readily changeable or fickle.

Aerospace.

any fixed or movable plane surface on the outside of a rocket providing directional control while the rocket is within the atmosphere.
a similar plane surface located in the exhaust jet of a reaction engine, providing directional control while the engine is firing.

Ornithology. the web of a feather.

Navigation, Surveying. either of two fixed projections for sighting an alidade or the like.

Archery. feather (def. 5).

Origin of vane

before 1100; Middle English; Old English fana flag; cognate with German Fahne flag, Gothic fana segment of cloth; cf. gonfanon

OTHER WORDS FROM vane

vaned, adjectivevaneless, adjectivemul·ti·vane, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vane

vain, vane , vein

Words nearby vane

Vandyke, Vandyke beard, Vandyke brown, Vandyke collar, Van Dyken, vane, Vänern, Vanessa, vanessid, van Eyck, Van Fleet

Definition for vane (2 of 2)

Vane

[ veyn ]

/ veɪn /

noun

Sir Henry Sir Harry Vane, 1613–62, British statesman and author.

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Example sentences from the Web for vane

That it was a love-match on one side, the words of Vane Charteris have assured us.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
The instant that Vane had been announced Jeannette Vanlief had left her father's side.
The Imitator|Percival Pollard
Vane continued to gaze at him with a sternness not habitual to him.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton
“There ought not to have been a second one, uncle,” said Vane dolefully.
The Weathercock|George Manville Fenn

Ten minutes later and Vane would have got rid of his old love and taken on with his new one.
Madame Flirt|Charles E. Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for vane (1 of 2)

vane

/ (veɪn) /

noun

Also called: weather vane, wind vane a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction

any one of the flat blades or sails forming part of the wheel of a windmill

any flat or shaped plate used to direct fluid flow, esp a stator blade in a turbine, etc

a fin or plate fitted to a projectile or missile to provide stabilization or guidance

ornithol the flat part of a feather, consisting of two rows of barbs on either side of the shaft

surveying

a sight on a quadrant or compass
the movable marker on a levelling staff

Derived forms of vane

vaned, adjectivevaneless, adjective

Word Origin for vane

Old English fana; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fano, Old Norse fani, Latin pannus cloth

British Dictionary definitions for vane (2 of 2)

Vane

/ (veɪn) /

noun

Sir Henry, known as Sir Harry Vane. 1613–62, English Puritan statesman and colonial administrator; governor of Massachusetts (1636–37). He was executed for high treason after the Restoration

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vane

Vane

[ vān ]

John Robert 1927-2004

British pharmacologist. He shared a 1982 Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins.

Scientific definitions for vane

vane

[ vān ]

The flattened, weblike part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the rachis.

单词	vane
释义	vane [ veyn ] / veɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vane ON THESAURUS.COM noun weather vane. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air. any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine or pump, that move or are moved by a fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air. a person who is readily changeable or fickle. Aerospace. any fixed or movable plane surface on the outside of a rocket providing directional control while the rocket is within the atmosphere. a similar plane surface located in the exhaust jet of a reaction engine, providing directional control while the engine is firing. Ornithology. the web of a feather. Navigation, Surveying. either of two fixed projections for sighting an alidade or the like. Archery. feather (def. 5). Origin of vane before 1100; Middle English; Old English fana flag; cognate with German Fahne flag, Gothic fana segment of cloth; cf. gonfanon OTHER WORDS FROM vane vaned, adjectivevaneless, adjectivemul·ti·vane, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vane vain, vane , vein Words nearby vane Vandyke, Vandyke beard, Vandyke brown, Vandyke collar, Van Dyken, vane, Vänern, Vanessa, vanessid, van Eyck, Van Fleet Definition for vane (2 of 2) Vane [ veyn ] / veɪn / noun Sir Henry Sir Harry Vane, 1613–62, British statesman and author. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vane That it was a love-match on one side, the words of Vane Charteris have assured us. Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily\|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller The instant that Vane had been announced Jeannette Vanlief had left her father's side. The Imitator\|Percival Pollard Vane continued to gaze at him with a sternness not habitual to him. The Ball and The Cross\|G.K. Chesterton “There ought not to have been a second one, uncle,” said Vane dolefully. The Weathercock\|George Manville Fenn Ten minutes later and Vane would have got rid of his old love and taken on with his new one. Madame Flirt\|Charles E. Pearce British Dictionary definitions for vane (1 of 2) vane / (veɪn) / noun Also called: weather vane, wind vane a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction any one of the flat blades or sails forming part of the wheel of a windmill any flat or shaped plate used to direct fluid flow, esp a stator blade in a turbine, etc a fin or plate fitted to a projectile or missile to provide stabilization or guidance ornithol the flat part of a feather, consisting of two rows of barbs on either side of the shaft surveying a sight on a quadrant or compass the movable marker on a levelling staff Derived forms of vane vaned, adjectivevaneless, adjective Word Origin for vane Old English fana; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fano, Old Norse fani, Latin pannus cloth British Dictionary definitions for vane (2 of 2) Vane / (veɪn) / noun Sir Henry, known as Sir Harry Vane. 1613–62, English Puritan statesman and colonial administrator; governor of Massachusetts (1636–37). He was executed for high treason after the Restoration Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vane feather, fan, weathercock Medical definitions for vane Vane [ vān ] John Robert 1927-2004 British pharmacologist. He shared a 1982 Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vane vane [ vān ] The flattened, weblike part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the rachis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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vane

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Definition for vane (2 of 2)

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