Vane

Synonyms for "vane" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

anemometer blade

Noun(1 words)

blade

Strong matches (4)

Noun(3 words)

bucket fin vexillum

cock

Related words (7)

Noun(4 words)

weather vane weathervane web wind vane

weathercock weathervane wind sock

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

4 entries

blade fin mechanical device rotating mechanism

Synonyms

2 entries

blade weathervane

derived

2 entries

Cooper vane wind vane

etymologically related_to

1 entries

fane

has context

1 entries

ornithology

is a

6 entries

blade bounded surface fin finite surface region inert artifact physical surface

meronym

1 entries

barb

part of

3 entries

arrow feather missile

related to

31 entries

all directions axis barb chicken compass direction directions feather fin flattened fluid guidance indicator mirror mounted on roof

Showing 16 of 31 words.

Translations

33 translations across 13 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

лопатка noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

Catalan

3 entries

aspa noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
bandera noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)
vexil·la noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)

Finnish

4 entries

höyty noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)
lapa noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
siipi noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
siiveke noun (metal guidance or stabilizing fin)

French

4 entries

ailette noun (metal guidance or stabilizing fin)
pale noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
vexillum noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)
étendard noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)

Galician

3 entries

pela noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
pena noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
vexilo noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)

Georgian

1 entries

ხრახნის ლაპოტა noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

German

4 entries

Drehflügel noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
Fahne noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)
Federfahne noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)
Flügel noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

Italian

3 entries

aletta noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
aletta noun (metal guidance or stabilizing fin)
pala noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

قناد noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

Portuguese

2 entries

aleta noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
vexilo noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)

Russian

2 entries

ло́пасть noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
стабилизатор noun (metal guidance or stabilizing fin)

Spanish

2 entries

aspa noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)
vexilo noun (ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather)

Swedish

1 entries

skena noun (curved surface radially mounted along an axis)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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The weather vane points north.

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That guy is a real weather vane: he constantly changes his mind.

Source: tatoeba (969517)

Many a layman confuse vane with vain.

Source: tatoeba (10522491)

Vane and vain are homophones.

Source: tatoeba (10522492)

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