A single panel of glass in a door or window (often separated from other such panels by a strip of wood).

(Homonym: pain).
A sheet of glass in a window or door; SYN. pane of glass.

ETYM Old Eng. shete, schete, as. scęte, scyte, from sceát a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to Dutch schoot sheet, bosom, lap, German schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment).
1. A flat man-made object that is thin relative to its length and width; SYN. flat solid.
2. A large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs for bed linens; SYN. bed sheet.
3. A line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; SYN. tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud.
4. Any broad thin expanse or surface.
5. A piece of paper used for writing or printing; SYN. paper, sheet of paper, leaf, folio, page. + prikaži više

ETYM In this sense, written also window pane.
1. A pane in a window; SYN. window.
2. Very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America; SYN. Scophthalmus aquosus.
Window-pane, window pane.

1. Used of eyes lacking liveliness; SYN. glazed.
2. Resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
3. (Of ceramics) Having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; SYN. vitreous, vitrified.

1. Having a shiny surface or coating; SYN. shiny.
2. Fitted or covered with glass; SYN. glassed.
3. (Of foods) Covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture.

ETYM Old Eng. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. Related to Wind, and Eye.
In space research, period of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission; area at the limit of the Earth's atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful reentry; Computing, section of a vdt screen displaying a particular type of information.
1. An open space in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air).
2. A framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air.
3. A transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened.
4. A transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material.
5. (Computer science) A rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen.
6. An opening that resembles a window in appearance or function. + prikaži više