pane
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A person sheet of glass in a window.
Pronunciation
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paynIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpeɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
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.
One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
computinggraphical user interface
A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
verb
transitive
To fit with panes.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
Used this way, pane is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use pane
- “One pane of glass in the window broke when the ball hit it.”noun
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