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pane¹

  • /ˈpeɪ̯n/ US, UK
  • [ˈpʰeɪ̯n] US, UK
  • /ˈpæɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈpʰæ̝ɪ̯n] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈpeːn/ India
  • [ˈpeːn] India
  • /ˈpen/ Scotland
  • [ˈpen] Scotland
  • /ˈpeːn/ South Wales
  • [ˈpeːn] South Wales

Sounds like pain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn

Where it comes from

From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.

noun panes

  1. An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc. We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat.

    Similar: windowpane, glass

  2. A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
  3. A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
  4. A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
  5. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.
  6. A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building. metal panes on an outhouse
  7. A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain. way-panes
  8. One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides. wooden panes of an insulation box

    Similar: panel

  9. One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
  10. A set of postage stamps of the same kind, as part of a single (printed) sheet. An individual pane might be sent to a post office for public purchase. pane of stamps

verb panes · paning · paned

  1. transitive To fit with panes. For example, by paning the glass horizontally (putting a single horizontal slat through the middle of the window), it almost looks as if you installed two windows.

pane²

  • /ˈpeɪ̯n/ US, UK
  • [ˈpʰeɪ̯n] US, UK
  • /ˈpæɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈpʰæ̝ɪ̯n] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈpeːn/ India
  • [ˈpeːn] India
  • /ˈpen/ Scotland
  • [ˈpen] Scotland
  • /ˈpeːn/ South Wales
  • [ˈpeːn] South Wales

Sounds like pain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn

noun panes

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of peen

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: panelling, paneling, window, panel, fascia, board, tile, screen, bezel, glazing, windscreen, pad, dashboard, meter, glass, stencil

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noun a layer in the build-up of a GUI

Русскийпане́ль panɛ́lʹ

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@misc{pane_2026,
  title = {pane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pane},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}