pane

UK/ˈpeɪ̯n/

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Australia/ˈpæɪ̯n/

pane noun: an individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc. Also the alternative spelling of peen.

Noun

pane (plural panes)

An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.
- We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat.
- Perspex panes
Synonyms:

windowpane, glass
A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
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.
A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.
- metal panes on an outhouse
- An octagonal tower is said to have eight panes.
A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
- way-panes
One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
- wooden panes of an insulation box
Synonyms:

panel
One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
A set of postage stamps of the same kind, as part of a single (printed) sheet. An individual pane might be sent to a post office for public purchase.
- pane of stamps
- These local stamps were all printed in large sheets of 240 stamps, arranged in four panes of sixty stamps each, ten rows of six1913, Alexander Joseph Sefi, The Postage Stamps of Malta

Verb

pane (third-person singular simple present panes, present participle paning, simple past and past participle paned)

(transitive) To fit with panes.
- For example, by paning the glass horizontally (putting a single horizontal slat through the middle of the window), it almost looks as if you installed two windows.1985, Edward M. Baras, The Symphony Book, page 91

Also used as

pane is also the alternative spelling of peen.

pane meaning in Telugu and Odia

pane in Telugu

పేన్

pane in Odia

ପ୍ଯ଼ାନିଂ କରନ୍ତୁ

Examples of pane in a sentence

The tree was swaying in the breeze and tapping on the window pane.
The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.

All 34 example sentences with pane

Synonyms of pane

Forms of pane

Noun
plural	panes
Verb
third-person singular present	panes
present participle	paning
past participle	paned
past	paned

Plural of pane: panes

Origin of pane

From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.

Words formed from pane

Phrases with pane

pane cunzato

Words that rhyme with pane

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Questions about pane

What does pane mean?: Pane means an individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.
What is pane in Telugu?: Pane in Telugu is పేన్. See Pane meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is pane?: Pane can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pane?: Pane is pronounced /ˈpeɪ̯n/ (UK).
What is the plural of pane?: The plural of pane is panes.

Words near pane in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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