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- [pan]
- /pæn/
- /pæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan]
- /pæn/
Definitions of pans word
- noun pans an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers. 1
- verb with object pans to move (a camera) in such a manner: to pan the camera across the scene. 1
- verb with object pans to photograph or televise (a scene, moving character, etc.) by panning the camera. 1
- verb without object pans to photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama: to pan from one end of the playing field to the other during the opening of the football game. 1
- verb without object pans (of a camera) to be moved or manipulated in such a manner: The cameras panned occasionally during the scene. 1
- noun Definition of pans in Technology Pretty Amazing New Stuff. 1
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Origin of pans
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English panne; cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne, Old Norse panna
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pans
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pans popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pans usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pans
noun pans
- basins — Plural form of basin.
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- critiques — Plural form of critique.
- dustpans — Plural form of dustpan.
- kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
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