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Definition of vane

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Vane (n.) 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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Terutero :: Terutero (n.) The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.

Vane :: Vane (n.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Tachometer :: Tachometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork..

Lamina :: Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather..

Evanesce :: Evanesce (v. i.) To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor..

Barb :: Barb (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather..

Dogvane :: Dogvane (n.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind..

Vanessian :: Vanessian (n.) A vanessa.

Javanese :: Javanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of Java.

Target :: Target (n.) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff..

Havanese :: Havanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana..

Rasse :: Rasse (n.) A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet..

Fugitiveness :: Fugitiveness (n.) The quality or condition of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility; fugacity; instability.

Vane :: Vane (n.) 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..

Vane :: Vane (n.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc..

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..

Transitory :: Transitory (a.) Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.

Evanid :: Evanid (a.) Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color..

Evanescently :: Evanescently (adv. In a vanishing manner) ; imperceptibly.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane..