Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pane

/ˈpeɪ̯n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: pane
IPA: /ˈpeɪ̯n/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.

noun

A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.

noun

A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.

noun

A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.

noun

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.

noun

A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.

noun

A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.

noun

One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.

Example Sentences

"We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat."
"Perspex panes"
"From a flying cloud came a lightning flash//A pane of the window fell in with a crash"
"metal panes on an outhouse"
"An octagonal tower is said to have eight panes."
"way-panes"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pane, pan, pannus, *peh₂n-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpeɪ̯n/
British English: /ˈpeɪ̯n/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

panes (plural) panes (present, singular) paning (participle, present) paned (participle, past) paned (past)

Derived Forms

multipane paneless repane thermopane ventipane windowpane

Phrases

dual-pane pane of glass single pane of glass tri-pane

Synonyms

windowpane panel glass acid back breaker battery-acid dose dot elvis loony toons lucy in the sky with diamonds superman

Homonyms

pain (pane–pain merger) pain

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce pane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ̯n/.
What does pane mean?: An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.
Where does pane come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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