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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vane /veɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Meteorologyweather vane.
- Mechanical Engineeringa flat blade or plate attached to a rotating cylinder or shaft, as in a turbine or windmill, that moves or is moved by steam, air, or a fluid:the vanes of a propeller.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vane (vān),USA pronunciation n. - MeteorologySee weather vane.
- Mechanical Engineeringa blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air.
- Mechanical Engineeringany 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
- Aerospaceany 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.
- [Ornith.]the web of a feather. See illus. under feather.
- Nautical, Surveying, Naval Terms[Navig., Survey.]either of two fixed projections for sighting an alidade or the like.
- Sport[Archery.]feather (def. 5).
- bef. 1100; Middle English; Old English fana flag; cognate with German Fahne flag, Gothic fana segment of cloth; compare gonfanon
- Biographical Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane), 1613–62, British statesman and author.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vane /veɪn/ n - 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
- the flat part of a feather, consisting of two rows of barbs on either side of the shaft
- a sight on a quadrant or compass
- the movable marker on a levelling staff
Etymology: Old English fana; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fano, Old Norse fani, Latin pannus clothvaned adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Vane /veɪn/ n - 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
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