pane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
  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.
  7. A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
  8. One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
  9. One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
verb
  1. To fit with panes.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of peen.

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪ̯n/ [ˈpʰeɪ̯n] en-us-pane.ogg /ˈpæɪ̯n/ [ˈpæ̝ɪ̯n] /ˈpen/ [ˈpen] /ˈpeːn/ [ˈpeːn]

Word forms

pane panes paning paned

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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