ALL meanings of vane
vane
V v - noun vane wind-direction indicator 1
- noun vane flat part of feather 1
- noun vane Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author. 1
- noun vane (Countable Noun) A weather vane. 0
- noun 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. 0
- noun vane (ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. 0
- noun vane A sight on a sextant or compass. 0
- noun vane One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile. 0
- 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
- noun vane any flat or shaped plate used to direct fluid flow, esp a stator blade in a turbine, etc 0
- noun vane a fin or plate fitted to a projectile or missile to provide stabilization or guidance 0
- noun vane the flat part of a feather, consisting of two rows of barbs on either side of the shaft 0
- noun vane a sight on a quadrant or compass 0
- noun vane the movable marker on a levelling staff 0
- noun vane Sir Henry, known as Sir Harry Vane. 1613–62, English Puritan statesman and colonial administrator; governor of Massachusetts (1636–37). He was executed for high treason after the Restoration 0
- noun vane Sir Henry1613-62; Eng. Puritan statesman: colonial governor of Mass. (1636-37) 0
- noun vane a flat piece of metal, strip of cloth, etc. set up high to swing with the wind and show which way it is blowing; weather vane 0
- noun vane any of several flat or curved pieces set around an axle and rotated about it by moving air, water, etc. [the vanes of a windmill], or mechanically rotated to move the air or water [the vanes of a turbine] or to compress the air [the vanes of a supercharger] 0
- noun vane a projecting fixed or movable plate or strip of metal attached to a rocket, missile, etc. to provide stability or guidance 0
- noun vane a target set to slide on a leveling rod, for use in surveying 0
- noun vane any of the sights on a compass, quadrant, etc. 0
- noun vane the flat part of a feather with barbs; web 0
- noun vane a feather on an arrow, used to stabilize flight 0
- noun vane A vane is an object that is suspended in a flow, and turns to show the direction of the flow. 0