Vane
- Vane
- Vane Vane (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock,
banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne,
OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana,
Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr. ?
a web, ? a bobbin, spool. Cf. {Fanon}, {Pane} a compartment,
panel.]
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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.
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Aye undiscreet, and changing as a vane. --Chaucer.
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2. Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved
by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar
fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other
fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an
anemometer, etc.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken
together.
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4. One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.
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{Vane of a leveling staff}. (Surv.) Same as {Target}, 3.
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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,… … Wikipedia
Vane — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Vane († 1720), Pirat Henry Vane (1612–1662), englischer Politiker und Staatsmann John Robert Vane (1927–2004), britischer Biochemiker Diese Seite ist eine B … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vane — Vane, John R. * * * (as used in expressions) King, William Rufus de Vane Vane, Sir Henry Sir Henry Vane, el Joven … Enciclopedia Universal
Vane — (spr. Wehn), 1) Harry, Ritter, geb. 1589 in England; wurde vom König Jakob I. zum Ritter ernannt u. von Carlisle zum Mitglied des Parlaments gewählt. Der König ernannte ihn zum Schatzmeister des Prinzen von Wallis (nachherigen Königs Karl I.),… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Vane — [veɪn], Sir (seit 1984) John Robert, britischer Pharmakologe, * Tardebigg (County Hereford and Worcester) 29. 3. 1927; 1966 73 Professor für experimentelle Pharmakologie am Royal College of Surgeons in London, 1973 85 Leiter des… … Universal-Lexikon
vane — [vān] n. [S Brit var. of fane, small flag or pennon < OE fana, a flag < PGmc * fanan < IE base * pan > PANE] 1. 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… … English World dictionary
Vane — (spr. wēn), Sir Henry, engl. Politiker, geb. 1613 in Hadlow (Kent), gest. 14. Juni 1662, Sohn des Staatssekretärs Karls I., Sir Henry V. (gest. 1655), machte große Reisen auf dem Festland, lebte dann einige Zeit in Amerika, trat 1640 in das Kurze … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Vane — Vane, s. Londonderry … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Vane — Sir John Robert … Scientists
Vane — vane, vanne nf ruelle, petite rue Centre de la France … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France
