"vane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /veɪn/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vane.wav Forms: vanes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vane}} Middle English vane, {{inh|en|ang|fana|t=cloth, banner, flag}} Old English fana (“cloth, banner, flag”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*fanō}} Proto-West Germanic *fanō, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fanô}} Proto-Germanic *fanô, {{der|en|ine-pro|*peh₂n-||something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth”), {{cog|stq|Foone|t=flag, banner}} Saterland Frisian Foone (“flag, banner”), {{cog|nl|vaan|t=banner, flag}} Dutch vaan (“banner, flag”), {{cog|nds-de|Fahn|t=flag}} German Low German Fahn (“flag”), {{cog|de|Fahne}} German Fahne, {{doublet|en}} Doublet Head templates: {{en-noun}} vane (plural vanes)
  1. A weather vane.
    Sense id: en-vane-en-noun-fw9i0wOP Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 17 35 3 12
  2. 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. Translations (curved surface radially mounted along an axis): лопатка (lopatka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), aspa [feminine] (Catalan), siipi (Finnish), lapa (Finnish), pale [feminine] (French), pena [feminine] (Galician), pela [feminine] (Galician), ხრახნის ლაპოტა (xraxnis laṗoṭa) (Georgian), Flügel [masculine] (German), Schaufel [feminine] (German), Drehflügel [masculine] (German), aletta [feminine] (Italian), pala [feminine] (Italian), قناد (kanad) (Ottoman Turkish), aleta [feminine] (Portuguese), ло́пасть (lópastʹ) [feminine] (Russian), aspa [feminine] (Spanish), skena [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-vane-en-noun-vESz4tp2 Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of 'curved surface radially mounted along an axis': 0 79 16 0 5
  3. (ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. Synonyms: vexillum Meronyms: barb Translations (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather): bandera (Catalan), vexil·la (Catalan), höyty (Finnish), étendard [masculine] (French), vexillum [masculine] (French), vexilo [masculine] (Galician), Fahne [feminine] (German), Federfahne [feminine] (German), Vexillum [neuter] (German), vexilo [masculine] (Portuguese), vexilo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vane-en-noun-kmLC7Vc~ Categories (other): Ornithology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with Middle English initial fricative voicing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Wind Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 54 2 20 Disambiguation of English terms with Middle English initial fricative voicing: 5 22 54 3 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 20 52 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 0 0 1 1 1 4 13 0 4 13 12 4 0 10 14 14 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 27 44 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 22 47 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 22 47 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 23 49 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 22 47 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 22 47 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 26 46 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 25 45 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 21 51 3 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 21 55 2 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 22 50 3 17 Disambiguation of Wind: 0 26 59 0 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology Disambiguation of 'ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather': 0 6 90 0 5
  4. (navigation) A sight on a sextant or compass.
    Sense id: en-vane-en-noun-d9zFA6pu Categories (other): Navigation
  5. (weaponry) One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile. Synonyms: fin Translations (metal guidance or stabilizing fin): siiveke (Finnish), ailette [feminine] (French), aletta [feminine] (Italian), стабилизатор (stabilizator) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vane-en-noun-cBoYTneX Categories (other): Weapons, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 17 35 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 17 35 3 12 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'metal guidance or stabilizing fin': 2 6 15 0 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cooper vane, wind vane

Inflected forms

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        "(navigation) A sight on a sextant or compass."
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    },
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        "One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile."
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        "(weaponry) One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fin"
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        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 15 0 77",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
          "word": "siiveke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 15 0 77",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ailette"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 15 0 77",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aletta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 15 0 77",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "стабилизатор"
        }
      ]
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    {
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        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
    },
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      "homophone": "vain"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vein"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "Cooper vane"
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      "args": {
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      "glosses": [
        "A weather vane."
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft."
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          "ornithology"
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          "barb",
          "barb"
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          "word": "barb"
        }
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        "(ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vexillum"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "ornithology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Navigation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sight on a sextant or compass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "navigation",
          "navigation"
        ],
        [
          "sight",
          "sight"
        ],
        [
          "sextant",
          "sextant"
        ],
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          "compass",
          "compass"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "navigation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(navigation) A sight on a sextant or compass."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Weapons"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weaponry",
          "weaponry"
        ],
        [
          "guidance",
          "guidance"
        ],
        [
          "stabilizing",
          "stabilizing"
        ],
        [
          "fin",
          "fin"
        ]
      ],
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        "(weaponry) One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fin"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/veɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vain"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vein"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "lopatka",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лопатка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aspa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "word": "siipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "word": "lapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pale"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pena"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pela"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "xraxnis laṗoṭa",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "word": "ხრახნის ლაპოტა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Flügel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schaufel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drehflügel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aletta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "kanad",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "word": "قناد"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aleta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "lópastʹ",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ло́пасть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aspa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "curved surface radially mounted along an axis",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "word": "bandera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "word": "vexil·la"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "word": "höyty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "étendard"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vexillum"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vexilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fahne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Federfahne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vexillum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vexilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vexilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
      "word": "siiveke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailette"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aletta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "stabilizator",
      "sense": "metal guidance or stabilizing fin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стабилизатор"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vane"
}

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