vane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /veːn/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- /veɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ven/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English vane, Southern Middle English variant of fane, from Old English fana (“cloth, banner, flag”), from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foone (“flag, banner”), Dutch vaan (“banner, flag”), German Low German Fahn (“flag”), German Fahne. Doublet of obsolete fane (“weathercock; banner”) and fanon.
Meanings
- A weather vane.
- Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
- The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
- (qualifier:navigation) A sight on a sextant or compass.
- One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vanelike · aerovane · bivane · vaneless · paravane · multivane · hydrovane · Cooper vane · anemovane · vaned · wind vane · dogvane
Meronyms
Synonyms
Translations (38)
pt vexilo (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · de Federfahne (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · es aspa (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · de Flügel (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · fi lapa (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · de Vexillum (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · fr ailette (metal guidance or stabilizing fin) · fi siiveke (metal guidance or stabilizing fin) · pl chorągiewka (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · ca bandera (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · de Drehflügel (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · de Schaufel (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · el πτερύγιο (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · fr pale (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · ca vexil·la (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · pt aleta (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · bg лопатка (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · sv skena (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · pl łopatka (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · gl vexilo (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · fi siipi (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · it aletta (metal guidance or stabilizing fin) · fr vexillum (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · it aletta (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · fi höyty (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · pl łopatka (metal guidance or stabilizing fin) · es vexilo (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · gl pena (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · ru ло́пасть (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · fr étendard (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather) · pl igła (sight on a sextant or compass) · gl pela (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · it pala (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · ota قناد (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · ru стабилизатор (metal guidance or stabilizing fin) · ca aspa (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · ka ხრახნის ლაპოტა (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) · de Fahne (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)