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Vane vs Nozzle - What's the difference?

vane | nozzle |

As nouns the difference between vane and nozzle

is that vane is crease, fold while nozzle is a short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.

vane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A weather vane.
  • Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
  • (ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
  • A sight on a sextant or compass.
  • One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

    • Anagrams

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    nozzle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
  • A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.