Look up: Vane

1. vane
   [n] - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
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2. vane
   a flat or curved surface exposed to the flow of a fluid so as to be impelled or itself be the impeller Category: Technical and industry in general • structure which covers the cylinders of an engine almost completely and allows the heat to escape Category: Mechanical engineering &...
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3. Vane
   Vane noun [ Middle English & E. Prov. English fane weathercock, banner, Anglo-Saxon fana a banner, flag; akin to Dutch vaan , German fahne , Old High German fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icelandic fāni...
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4. vane
   1. A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely. 'Aye undiscreet, and c...
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5. vane
   noun the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
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6. Vane
   • (n.) A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely. • (n.) O...
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7. vane
   (from the article `feather`) The typical feather consists of a central shaft (rachis), with serial paired branches (barbs) forming a flattened, usually curved surface—the vane. ...
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8. Vane
   A vane is a thin metal plate, one of a number, used in the construction of fans and turbines. In fans the vanes are set at an angle and induce a current of air ; in turbines the vanes are of different construction. and great numbers of them are attached to the periphery of a wheel mounted on a shaft.
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9. vane
   A large, flat piece of material used to align a wind turbine rotor correctly into the wind. Usually mounted vertically on the tail boom. Sometimes called a Tail.
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10. vane
    A flat device that will catch and turn with the wind.
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11. Vane
    A large, flat piece of material used to align a wind turbine rotor correctly into the wind. Usually mounted vertically on the tail boom. Sometimes called a Tail.
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12. Vane
    (surname) `Vane` is a surname and may refer to:<ref group=nb>Before the 18th century it was not unusual for the name Vane also to be spelt Fane&mdash;See for example Sir Ralph Vane of Badsel Manor, executed at Tower Hill 1552&mdash; and so it is not unusual for different modern sou...
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