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VANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
Synonyms:
vane; web
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vane" is a kind of...):
blade (a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue))
Meronyms (parts of "vane"):
barb (one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather)
Holonyms ("vane" is a part of...):
feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
Synonyms:
blade; vane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vane" is a kind of...):
rotating mechanism (a mechanism that rotates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vane"):
fan blade (blade of a rotating fan)
impeller (the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine))
paddle (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)
rudder blade (the vertical blade on a rudder)
Holonyms ("vane" is a part of...):
chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
oar (an implement used to propel or steer a boat)
propeller; propellor (a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water)
turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)
aerogenerator; wind generator; windmill (generator that extracts usable energy from winds)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vane" is a kind of...):
fin (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)
Holonyms ("vane" is a part of...):
arrow (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
missile (a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
Synonyms:
vane; weather vane; weathervane; wind vane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vane" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vane"):
weathercock (weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster)
wind tee (weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield)
