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pane.

An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpeɪ̯n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰeɪ̯n]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɪ̯n/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈpæ̝ɪ̯n]Australia, New-Zealand
  1. An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.

    We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat.
    Perspex panes
  2. A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.

  3. A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.

  4. A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.

  5. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.

  6. A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.

    metal panes on an outhouse
    An octagonal tower is said to have eight panes.
  7. A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.

    way-panes
  8. One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.

    wooden panes of an insulation box
  9. One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.

  10. A set of postage stamps of the same kind, as part of a single (printed) sheet. An individual pane might be sent to a post office for public purchase.

    pane of stamps
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.

verb/ˈpeɪ̯n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰeɪ̯n]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɪ̯n/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈpæ̝ɪ̯n]Australia, New-Zealand
  1. To fit with panes.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.

noun/ˈpeɪ̯n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰeɪ̯n]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɪ̯n/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈpæ̝ɪ̯n]Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Alternative spelling of peen.

    alt-of · alternative
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