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- [veyn]
- /veɪn/
- /veɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [veyn]
- /veɪn/
Definitions of vane word
- noun vane Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author. 1
- noun vane wind-direction indicator 1
- noun vane flat part of feather 1
- countable noun vane A vane is a flat blade which pushes or is pushed by wind or water, and forms part of a machine such as a fan, a windmill, or a ship's propeller. 0
- noun vane a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction 0
- noun vane any one of the flat blades or sails forming part of the wheel of a windmill 0
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Origin of vane
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English; Old English fana flag; cognate with German Fahne flag, Gothic fana segment of cloth; cf. gonfanon
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Parts of speech for Vane
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vane popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
vane usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vane
noun vane
- air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
- airfoil — a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade
- anemometer — an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds
- dorsal — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- fan — an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
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