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pane
The definition of a pane is a panel or a framed part of a window or door.
(noun)An example of a pane is a piece of glass in a window frame.
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See pane in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a piece or division, esp. if flat and rectangular; specif.,
- a single division of a window, etc., consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame
- such a sheet of glass
- a panel, as of a door, wall, etc.
- any of the flat sides, or faces, as of a nut, bolt head, cut diamond, etc.
- Philately
- a separate section of stamps, variously a quarter, half, or full sheet, as cut for sale
- a block of stamps sold in a bookletin full booklet pane
Origin: ME pan < OFr < L pannus, piece of cloth < IE base *pan-, fabric > Gr pēnos, cloth, OE fana, banner
See pane in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A framed section of a window or door that is usually filled with a sheet of glass or other transparent material.b. The transparent material used to fill such a section.
- A panel, as of a door or wall.
- One of the flat surfaces or facets of an object, such as a bolt, having many sides.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, section, pane of glass
Origin: , from Old French pan, piece of cloth, panel
Origin: , from Latin pannus, cloth; see pan- in Indo-European roots
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