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window

Opening to admit light or air

EntityQ35473

Also known as windows

Subclass of: bay
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Sources
1.Stated in Art & Architecture ThesaurusRetrieved 2023-04-04
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, building material
, architectural element
+1 more
Part of: façade
, house
, building
+1 more

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A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and sometimes allows the passage of sound and air. Modern windows are usually glazed, or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame in the opening. The sash and frame are also referred to as a window. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed to exclude inclement weather. Windows may have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various amounts.

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Has use: daylighting
view
ventilation
Made from material: glass
Unicode character: 🪟
Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from windows
Different from: Okno
window
Hashtag: window
Name in kana: まど applies to part: modern kana usage, historical kana orthography
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Sources
1.Stated in Iwanami Ancient Japanese Dictionary Revised Edition
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Members / parts: window frame nature of statement: mainly
glass nature of statement: mainly
door nature of statement: sometimes
latticework nature of statement: sometimes

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