vane

Significado de vane

n.

Palheta
Ventoinha, grimpa, cata-vento, vela

n.

A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely.
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.
The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.
One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc

n.

blade, rotating mechanism generic term noun, weathervane, weather vane, wind vane, mechanical device generic term noun, fin generic term noun, web, blade generic term

Vogais: ae

Consoantes: vn

Palavras Parecidas

van, vain, vine, venae, venew, veney, venue, venene, vienne, vein.