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Definition of pane noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pane

noun
 
/peɪn/
 
/peɪn/
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  1. a single sheet of glass in a window
    • a pane of glass
    • a windowpane
    Extra Examples
    • Her face was pressed against the pane.
    • The missing pane has been replaced.
    • The rain ran down the window pane.
    Homophones pain | panepain   pane
     
    /peɪn/
     
    /peɪn/
    • pain noun
      • These pills should ease the pain.
    • pain verb
      • It did pain him to see his ex happily married.
    • pane noun
      • The burglars got in by breaking a pane of glass in a door.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broken
    • glass
    • window
    verb + pane
    • break
    • shatter
    • smash
    preposition
    • against a/​the pane
    • to a/​the pane
    • down a/​the pane
    phrases
    • a pane of glass
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  2. (computing) a separate area within a window on a computer screen, in which information of a particular type is shown
    • I keep the task pane open as a reminder of the things I need to do.
    Topics Computersc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a piece of something, such as a fence or strip of cloth): from Old French pan, from Latin pannus ‘piece of cloth’.
See pane in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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