window
noun
plural noun: windows
- 1.an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle, fitted with glass in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.
- a pane of glass filling such an opening."thieves smashed a window and took £600"
- an opening in a wall or screen through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, or similar building.
- a space behind the window of a shop where goods are displayed for sale."beautiful window displays"
- a means of observing and learning about something."television is a window on the world"
- 2.a transparent panel on an envelope to show an address.
- 3.COMPUTINGa framed area on a display screen for viewing information.
- 4.an interval or opportunity for action."the parliamentary recess offers a good window for a bid"
- an interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft.
- 5.PHYSICSa range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium (especially the atmosphere) is transparent.
- 6.strips of metal foil dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection.
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