vane
English Thesaurus
1. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | blade, |
| definition | : | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | barb, |
| definition | : | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | feather, plumage, plume, |
| definition | : | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal) |
2. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | fan blade, |
| definition | : | blade of a rotating fan (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | impeller, |
| definition | : | the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | paddle, |
| definition | : | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rudder blade, |
| definition | : | the vertical blade on a rudder (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | oar, |
| definition | : | an implement used to propel or steer a boat (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | propeller, propellor, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | turbine, |
| definition | : | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate (noun.artifact) |
3. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fin, |
| definition | : | a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | arrow, |
| definition | : | a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | missile, |
| definition | : | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control (noun.artifact) |
4. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanical device, |
| definition | : | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | weathercock, |
| definition | : | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wind tee, |
| definition | : | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield (noun.artifact) |
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