Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - window
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n. 1 a an opening in a wall, roof, or vehicle etc., usu. with glass in fixed, sliding, or hinged frames, to admit light or air etc. and allow the occupants to see out. b the glass filling this opening (have broken the window). 2 a space for display behind the front window of a shop. 3 an aperture in a wall etc. through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, etc. 4 an opportunity to observe or learn. 5 an opening or transparent part in an envelope to show an address. 6 a part of a VDU display selected to show a particular category or part of the data. 7 a an interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft. b any interval or opportunity for action. 8 strips of metal foil dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection. 9 a range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium is transparent. Phrases and idioms out of the window colloq. no longer taken into account. window-box a box placed on an outside window-sill for growing flowers. window-cleaner a person who is employed to clean windows. window-dressing 1 the art of arranging a display in a shop-window etc. 2 an adroit presentation of facts etc. to give a deceptively favourable impression. window-ledge = window-sill. window-pane a pane of glass in a window. window-seat 1 a seat below a window, esp. in a bay or alcove. 2 a seat next to a window in an aircraft, train, etc. window-shop (-shopped, -shopping) look at goods displayed in shop-windows, usu. without buying anything. window-shopper a person who window-shops. window-sill a sill below a window. window tax Brit. hist. a tax on windows or similar openings (abolished in 1851). Derivatives windowed adj. (also in comb.). windowless adj. Etymology: ME f. ON vindauga (as WIND(1), EYE)
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noun Usage: often attributive see: eye Date: 13th century 1. an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (as glass) and capable of being opened and shut, ~pane, a space behind a ~ of a retail store containing displayed merchandise, an opening in a partition or wall through which business is conducted , a means of entrance or access, an opening (as a shutter, slot, or valve) that resembles or suggests a ~, the transparent panel or opening of a ~ envelope, the framework (as a shutter or sash with its fittings) that closes a ~ opening, chaff 4, a range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum to which a planet's atmosphere is transparent, 8. an interval of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission, an interval of time during which certain conditions or an opportunity exists , an area at the limits of the earth's sensible atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful reentry, any of various rectangular boxes appearing on a computer screen that display files or program output, that can usually be moved and resized, and that facilitate multitasking, ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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