vane
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vane¹
- /veɪn/ UK, US
- /ven/ Scotland
- /veːn/ Wales
Sounds like vain, vein (both pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
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.
noun vanes
- 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.
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The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
Similar: vexillum
- A sight on a sextant or compass.
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One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.
Similar: fin
Vane²
Where it comes from
Variant of Vanes or Fayne.
proper noun Vanes
- A surname.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname. If it had not been for George’s early walk, and for the arrival of the red motorcar, she and Annira, and their father, and Alastair, and Uncle Edward Erskine (the Dean of Camford), and his daughter Vane would at this moment have been gaily bidding one another “Good morning” at the breakfast table.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weathervane, wind vane, weather vane, blade, web, weathercock, wright, merrick, aspa, fin, sail, flap, panel, fan, rotor, propeller
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noun curved surface radially mounted along an axis
| Español | aspa |
|---|---|
| Português | aleta |
| Français | pale |
| Deutsch | Flügel, Schaufel, Drehflügel |
| Italiano | aletta, pala |
| Ελληνικά | πτερύγιο pterýgio |
| Русский | ло́пасть lópastʹ |
noun ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather
| Español | vexilo |
|---|---|
| Português | vexilo |
| Français | étendard, vexillum |
| Deutsch | Fahne, Federfahne, Vexillum |
noun metal guidance or stabilizing fin
| Français | ailette |
|---|---|
| Italiano | aletta |
| Русский | стабилизатор stabilizator |
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title = {vane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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