pane

plural panes

1. An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.

   Perspex panes

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   We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat.

   From a flying cloud came a lightning flash//A pane of the window fell in with a crash

   1895, Hall Caine, Graih my Chree (poem)

   Synonyms: windowpane, glass

2. computingA portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
3. A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
4. A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
5. 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.
6. architectureA compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.

   metal panes on an outhouse

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   An octagonal tower is said to have eight panes.

7. A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.

   way-panes

8. One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.

   wooden panes of an insulation box

   Synonyms: panel

9. One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
10. hobbiesA 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

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    These local stamps were all printed in large sheets of 240 stamps, arranged in four panes of sixty stamps each, ten rows of six

    1913, Alexander Joseph Sefi, The Postage Stamps of Malta

present singular third person panes · participle present paning · participle past paned · past paned

1. transitiveTo 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

plural panes

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of peen.