vane
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—vaned, adj. —vaneless, adj.
/vayn/, n.
2. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air.
3. any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine or pump, that move or are moved by a fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air.
4. a person who is readily changeable or fickle.
5. Aerospace.
a. any fixed or movable plane surface on the outside of a rocket providing directional control while the rocket is within the atmosphere.
b. a similar plane surface located in the exhaust jet of a reaction engine, providing directional control while the engine is firing.
6. Ornith. the web of a feather. See illus. under
feather.
7. Navig., Survey. either of two fixed projections for sighting an alidade or the like.
8. Archery. feather (
def. 5).
[
bef. 1100; ME; OE fana flag; c. G Fahne flag, Goth fana segment of cloth; cf. GONFANON]
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(as used in expressions)
King William Rufus de Vane
Vane Sir Henry
Sir Henry Vane the Younger
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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 — (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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
