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win·dow
I. \ˈwin(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw or -_dō+V; dial ˈwindər or -dē or -di\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English windowe, from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr wind, air + auga eye — more at wind, eye
1.
a.
(1) : an opening in a wall of a building or a side of a vehicle to admit light usually through a transparent or translucent material (as glass), usually to permit vision through the wall or side, and often to admit air
(2) : an opening in a partition or a wall through which business is carried on (as by a bank teller or a ticket agent)
b. : a space behind a window; especially : a space behind a glass window that is used for display especially of merchandise
c.
(1) : the casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework that closes a window opening
(2) : windowpane
< the ball broke a window >
2. : a means of entrance (as to the mind); especially : a means of obtaining information or maintaining contact
< dedicated himself to the task of keeping his country a window on the West — Charles Hodges >
3.
a. : any of various openings resembling or suggestive of a window: as
(1) : a small opening through which it is possible to see : slot
(2) : a small opening in an anatomical structure : fenestra
(3) : fenster
(4) : a transparent panel (as in an envelope, paper bag, or carton)
(5) : a transparent plate (as in the front of a diving helmet)
b. : eye
< a pair of indigo windows — New York Sun >
c. : a small polished facet on the surface of a rough gemstone that permits inspection of the interior
4. : strips of foil or metal-coated paper dropped from airplanes to interfere with an enemy's radar detection by creating spurious images — called also chaff
5. : a hairless patch on a pelt or fur
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to place in a window
2. : to provide with or as if with windows
III. noun
1. : a range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum to which a planet's atmosphere is transparent
2.
a. : an interval of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission
b. : a usually short interval of time during which a certain condition or an opportunity exists
< a window of vulnerability to Soviet attack >
< allowed the race committee a three-day window — Robert Sullivan >
3. : an area at the limits of the earth's sensible atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful reentry
4. : any of the areas into which a computer display may be divided and on which distinctly different types of information may be displayed |