What does PAN mean?
Definitions for PAN
pɑnpan
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word PAN.
Princeton's WordNet
pan, cooking pannoun
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
Pan, goat godnoun
(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
pannoun
shallow container made of metal
Pan, genus Panverb
chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
panverb
make a sweeping movement
"The camera panned across the room"
pan, pan out, pan offverb
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
pan, tear apart, trashverb
express a totally negative opinion of
"The critics panned the performance"
GCIDE
Panverb
To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
Panverb
To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to keep the subject in view.
Wiktionary
Pannoun
Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes.
Pannoun
A moon of the planet Saturn.
Etymology: Old English panne, from pannōn. Cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pannoun
Etymology: ponne, Saxon.
This were but to leap out of the pan into the fire. Edmund Spenser.
The pliant brass is laid
On anvils, and of heads and limbs are made,
Pans, cans. Dryden.Our attempts to fire the gun-powder in the pan of the pistol, succeeded not. Boyle.
To Panverb
An old word denoting to close or join together. Robert Ainsworth
ChatGPT
pan
Pan, derived from Greek, has multiple meanings depending on the context: 1. In the context of cooking, a pan is a flat, typically round or rectangular dish with shallow sides, made of metal, used for frying or roasting food. 2. In cinematography, it refers to the technique of rotating a camera horizontally on a fixed axis so that it sweeps across a scene. 3. In Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature, of mountain wilds, and rustic music. 4. In music, a steel pan is a musical instrument originating from the Caribbean, also known as steel drums. 5. In the context of computers, pan refers to the ability to move the view of a document or image in multiple directions. 6. Pan- as a prefix often conveys the meaning of 'all' or 'every', indicating universality or general applicability. The correct definition is determined by the context in which the term is being used.
Webster Dictionary
Pannoun
a part; a portion
Pannoun
the distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle
Pannoun
a leaf of gold or silver
Pan
to join or fit together; to unite
Pannoun
the betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See /etel
Pannoun
the god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented
Pannoun
a shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing
Pannoun
a closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan, under Vacuum
Pannoun
the part of a flintlock which holds the priming
Pannoun
the skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium
Pannoun
a recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge
Pannoun
the hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan, under Hard
Pannoun
a natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud
Panverb
to separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan
Panverb
to yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly
Panverb
to turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly
Etymology: [OE. See 2d Pane.]
Wikidata
Pan
In Greek religion and mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. His name originates within the Ancient Greek language, from the word paein, meaning "to pasture." He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The ancient Greeks also considered Pan to be the god of theatrical criticism. In Roman religion and myth, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in the Romantic movement of western Europe, and also in the 20th-century Neopagan movement.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pan
pan, n. a broad, shallow vessel for domestic use, or for use in the arts or manufactures: anything resembling a pan in shape, as the upper part of the skull: the part of a firelock which holds the priming.—v.t. to treat with the panning process, as earth, or to separate by shaking the auriferous earth with water in a pan: to obtain in any way, to secure: to cook and serve in a pan.—v.i. to yield gold: to appear, as gold, in a pan: to turn out well, according to expectation: to try to find gold with the pan process.—Pan out, to yield or afford, to result; Panned out (U.S.), exhausted, bankrupt.—Flash in the pan, to flash and go out suddenly, not igniting the charge—of the powder in the pan of a flint-lock firearm: to fail after a fitful effort, to give up without accomplishing anything; Hard-pan (see Hard). [A.S. panne—prob. through the Celt., from Low L. panna—L. patina, a basin.]
Pan
pan, n. the Greek god of pastures, flocks, and woods, worshipped in Arcadia, and fond of music—with goat's legs and feet, and sometimes horns and ears.—n. Pan's′-pipes (see Pandean).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Pan
in the Greek mythology a goat-man, a personification of rude nature, and the protector of flocks and herds; originally an Arcadian deity, is represented as playing on a flute of reeds joined together of different lengths, called Pan's pipes; and dancing on his cloven hoofs over glades and mountains escorted by a bevy of nymphs side by side, and playing on his pipes. There is a remarkable tradition, that on the night of the Nativity at Bethlehem an astonished voyager heard a voice exclaiming as he passed the promontory of Tarentum, "The great Pan is dead." The modern devil is invested with some of his attributes, such as cloven hoofs, &c.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pan
In fire-arms, is a small iron cavity of the old flint lock, adjacent to the touch-hole of the barrel, to contain the priming powder.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pan
That part of the lock of a musket, pistol, etc., which holds the priming powder, the necessity of which is superseded by the use of percussion-caps.
pan
The distance which is comprised between the angle of the epaul and the flanked angle in a fortification.
pan
A name well known among the shepherds of antiquity, and frequently used by modern writers in their rural fictions. In military history it signifies a man who was lieutenant-general to Bacchus and his Indian expedition. He is recorded to have been the first author of a general shout, which the Grecians practiced in the beginning of their onsets in battle.
Editors Contribution
pan
A type of product created and designed various colors, designs, sizes and styles.
She used her pan to fry sausages. He used his pan to brush the leaves from the courtyard into.
Submitted by MaryC on August 17, 2015
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Mythology
Pan
The Arcadian god of shepherds, huntsmen, and country folk, and chief of the inferior deities, is usually considered to have been the son of Mercury and Penelope. After his birth he was metamorphosed into the mythical form in which we find him depicted, namely, a horned, long-eared man, with the lower half of the body like a goat. He is generally seen playing a pipe made of reeds of various lengths, which he invented himself, and from which he could produce music which charmed even the gods. These are the Pan-pipes, or. Pan’s terrific appearance once so frightened the Gauls when they invaded Greece that they ran away though no one pursued them; and the wordis said to have been derived from this episode. The Fauns, who greatly resembled Pan, were his attendants.
“Piping on their reeds the shepherds go, Nor fear an ambush, nor suspect a foe.” (Pope.)
Who Was Who?
Pan
Monstrosity musical instrument maker, friend of poets. Born half a man and half a goat. Took after the latter. Studied music under the old masters and outfluted Apollo. Was also a sheep fancier. Fathered fife and drum corps. Ambition: A pair of shoes or a goat's appetite. Recreation: Hunting and falling in love. Address: Greece. Clubs: Musical.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PAN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pan is ranked #2847 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pan surname appeared 12,664 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Pan.
94% or 11,907 total occurrences were Asian.
2.6% or 331 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 206 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.2% or 155 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.4% or 58 total occurrences were Black.
0% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4830
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PAN' in Nouns Frequency: #2285
Anagrams for PAN »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of PAN in a Sentence
(The charges) could not have come at a worse time, to proceed with it immediately after the election will do no good at all to the vowed attempt of (Lam) to mend the relationship with the pan-democrats.
For Shimiken and Pan Pong [the curry's creator], it's a question to settle before we die, we had had no choice but to answer the question with our imagination -- until now.
I actually had a lot of vintage menus from all my days of traveling Pan Am and so I picked really what my favorite one was and I went to a caterer and had them replicate the menu in exact detail, part of the experience is actually how we present it and roll it on the cart and it's what really brings the Pan Am menu to life.
He will send a positive signal to any pan-democrat who is willing to have a dialogue with China, this must be one of his key missions: To make sure the signal is strong enough that the electorate won't lambaste the moderate pan-democrats and give all their votes to the extremists.
We've had stone tools and meteorites on display at museums before, but The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is The Rickenbacker Frying Pan, so The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is totally exciting for us. We're thrilled.
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Translations for PAN
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- panAfrikaans
- ينتقد بشدةArabic
- хьагAvaric
- pánevCzech
- pandeDanish
- PfanneGerman
- ταψί, τηγανιά, τηγάνι, λεκάνηGreek
- pan, sarténSpanish
- ماهی تابه, ماهی تابهPersian
- hauta, lytätä, vaskata, piestä, murska-arvostelu, lyttäys, pieksää, kasari, lätty, kiertää, pannu, vaskooli, rökittää, allas, paistinpannu, pannullinen, onnistuaFinnish
- casserole, poêleFrench
- aghann, panaScottish Gaelic
- PánHungarian
- panciIndonesian
- stroncare, padellata, fetta, fetta di pane, batea, casseruola, padella, muso, tegameItalian
- מחבתHebrew
- ქვაბი, ტაფაGeorgian
- 팬Korean
- panLatin
- panDutch
- panorere, panneNorwegian
- rondelPolish
- caçarola, PanelaPortuguese
- tigaie, cratițăRomanian
- лото́к, котлови́на, унита́з, кастрю́ля, сковорода, про́тивень, разнос, сковорода́Russian
- tepsija, тепсијаSerbo-Croatian
- paneSouthern Sotho
- såga, panorera, sabla, pannaSwedish
- sufuriaSwahili
- పెనం, పాన్Telugu
- กระทะThai
- tavaTurkish
- پینUrdu
- ChảoVietnamese
- paälVolapük
- פּאַןYiddish
- 锅Chinese
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