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ventipane

/ˈvɛn.tɪˌpeɪn/

ventipane noun: a small, pivoting or fixed glass panel set into the front corner of a vehicle's side window, designed to provide ventilation by directing airflow into the passenger compartment.

Noun

ventipane (plural ventipanes)

  1. A small, pivoting or fixed glass panel set into the front corner of a vehicle's side window, designed to provide ventilation by directing airflow into the passenger compartment.
    • A sliding bolt latch is attached to the ventiplane window to engage the vertical window guide, preventing the window from being forced open from the outside.1933, The SAE Journal, volumes 42-43, Society of Automotive Engineers, page 450
    • The first job assigned to the robot was to remove the castings of small “ventipane” car windows from the dies, check them by holding them up to a feeler switch, and then drop them on a conveyor belt.1995, Ford R. Bryan, edited by Sarah Evans, Henry’s Attic: Some fascinating Gifts to Henry Ford and His Museum, Detroit: Wayne State University Press, page 228

Synonyms of ventipane

Forms of ventipane

pluralventipanes

Origin of ventipane

Compound of vent + pane. First used in early 20th-century American automotive contexts.

Questions about ventipane

What does ventipane mean?
Ventipane means a small, pivoting or fixed glass panel set into the front corner of a vehicle's side window, designed to provide ventilation by directing airflow into the passenger compartment.
What part of speech is ventipane?
Ventipane is a noun.
How do you pronounce ventipane?
Ventipane is pronounced /ˈvɛn.tɪˌpeɪn/.
What is the plural of ventipane?
The plural of ventipane is ventipanes.

Words near ventipane in the dictionary

  1. ventiloquinone
  2. ventiloquinones
  3. Ventimiglia
  4. venting
  5. ventings
  6. ventipane
  7. ventipanes
  8. ventis
  9. ventive
  10. ventives
  11. ventless

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