Look up: vane

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   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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   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 • the sight on a surveying instrument DU BUREAU HYDROGRAPHIQUE INTERNATIONAL DE MONACO,1951 C...
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   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 , Swedish fana , Danish fane , Goth. fana cloth, Latin pannus , and perhaps to Greek ... a web, ... a bobbin, spo ...
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   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 changing as a vane.' (Chaucer) ... 2. Any flat, exte ...
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   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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   Vane
   `Vane` is a surname, and may refer to: * Ben Vane * Charles Vane * Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry * Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry * Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard * Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry * George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry * Harriet Vane * Harry Vane, 11th Baron Barnard * Henry Vane: **Sir Henry Vane the Elder (1589–1655), English co...
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   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.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc. &bul...
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   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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