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Pane has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

"The storm damaged several panes of the old window, leaving holes where the broken glass used to be."

2

a panel or section of panels in a wall or door

"The old wooden door was divided into four small glass panes by thick muntins."

3

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

"The underground dealer sold a single pane of LSD to the nervous buyer in the alleyway."

4

An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.

"The storm broke several panes of glass in the front window."

In plain English: A pane is a single piece of glass set into a window frame.

"The child cracked the glass pane while trying to open the window."

Usage: Do not confuse this with "pain," which refers to physical suffering or distress. It is also distinct from "plane," the tool used for smoothing wood.

Verb
1

To fit with panes.

"They decided to replace the old glass door by fitting it with new, clear panes."

Example Sentences
"The child cracked the glass pane while trying to open the window." noun
"The old window was made of several small square panes of glass held together by wood." noun
"She carefully wiped the dirty pane with a soft cloth to clear her view outside." noun
"One large pane separated the kitchen from the living room in the modern apartment." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
plate glass panel lysergic acid diethylamide
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
windowpane wall panel

Origin

The word "pane" comes from the Latin word for fabric or cloth via Middle English. It originally referred to a piece of material before its meaning shifted specifically to glass set in a window frame.

Rhyming Words
ane bane vane nane zane cane jane rane sane dane fane wane lane tane mane brane amane jeane ruane spane
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