noun
pane
PAYN
Pane (noun) means a single sheet of glass fitted into a window or door. Example: “A cricket ball shattered the pane in the front window.”
noun
1
A single sheet of glass fitted into a window or door.
"A cricket ball shattered the pane in the front window."
"Sunlight streamed through the small panes of the greenhouse."
2
A section of a computer screen or app window, often docked alongside other sections.
"He dragged the file list into the left-hand pane of the editor."
How to use pane
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA flat section — usually of glass in a window, or of a screen in software.
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Common pairings
a pane of glass
window pane
split into panes
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Word forms
- Plural
- panes
- Third person singular
- panes
- Past tense
- paned
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Etymology
From Old French pan, ultimately from Latin pannus ("cloth") — a distant relative of "pane" in the fabric sense once meant a piece of material before it settled on glass.
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Rhymes for pane
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What does “pane” mean?
The word “pane” means a single sheet of glass fitted into a window or door. In plain terms, a flat section — usually of glass in a window, or of a screen in software.
How do you pronounce “pane”?
“Pane” is pronounced PAYN (/ˈpeɪ̯n/ in IPA).
How do you use “pane” in a sentence?
Here is “pane” used in a sentence: “A cricket ball shattered the pane in the front window.”
What part of speech is “pane”?
“Pane” is a noun.
Where does the word “pane” come from?
The word “pane” comes from Latin. From Old French pan, ultimately from Latin pannus ("cloth") — a distant relative of "pane" in the fabric sense once meant a piece of material before it settled on glass.
How many meanings does “pane” have?
“Pane” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a single sheet of glass fitted into a window or door.
