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How to pronounce vane in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms weather vane, weathervane, wind vane
Type of mechanical device
Has types wind tee, weathercock
Type Words
Synonyms web
Type of blade
Type Words
Synonyms blade
Type of rotating mechanism
Has types paddle, rudder blade, fan blade, impeller
Type Words
Type of fin

Examples of vane

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By using a vane anemometer, the temperature and airflow speed can be documented.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock and a wind vane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Study of the influence of vane angle on shaft output of a multivane air turbine.
From the sciencedaily.com
There is a boat's bell by the front door, and a boat weather vane atop the house.
From the fresnobee.com
It's the cupola with a weather vane atop the Strawflower Shop along State Street.
From the dailyherald.com
Vane completed a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Oxford in 1953.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hollywood usually gets its bearings from the weather vane rather than the compass.
From the time.com
Vane started a new pirate crew, but he was captured and hanged in Jamaica in 1720.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This angle can be determined by rotating the vane to give the smallest shadow.
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  • Weathervane: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
  • A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
  • Blade: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
  • The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
  • A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions. ...
  • Vanu00EB (also known as Cifliku Vana, Van, Vana, or Vanje) is a settlement in the Vloru00EB County of Albania. It is part of the municipality Delvinu00EB.
  • Vane is a surname and may refer to:Before the 18th century it was not unusual for the name Vane also to be spelt Fane--See for example Sir Ralph Vane of Badsel Manor, executed at Tower Hill 1552-- and so it is not unusual for different modern sources to use different spellings for the same ...
  • Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (born May 1, 1986 in Abovyan, Armenia) is an American boxer of Armenian descent.
  • (VANES) Any plate, blade or the like attached to an axis and moved by air or a liquid.