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Definition of Vane
1. Noun. Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Specialized synonyms: Weathercock, Wind Tee
2. Noun. A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it.
3. Noun. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.
Specialized synonyms: Fan Blade, Impeller, Paddle, Rudder Blade
Group relationships: Chopper, Eggbeater, Helicopter, Whirlybird, Oar, Propeller, Propellor, Turbine, Aerogenerator, Wind Generator, Windmill
Generic synonyms: Rotating Mechanism
4. Noun. The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
Group relationships: Feather, Plumage, Plume
Terms within: Barb
Generic synonyms: Blade
Definition of Vane
1. 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.
2. 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.
Definition of Vane
1. a device for showing the direction of the wind [n -S] : VANED [adj]
Medical Definition of Vane
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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. "Aye undiscreet, and changing as a vane." (Chaucer)
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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