Window, the Glossary
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air.[1]
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Airflow
Airflow, or air flow, is the movement of air.
Airflow window
An airflow window is composed of at least two panes of glass and a cavity between them that allows the flow of ventilation air. Window and airflow window are windows.
Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Ancient Egyptian architecture
Spanning over three thousand years, ancient Egypt was not one stable civilization but in constant change and upheaval, commonly split into periods by historians.
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Ancient Roman architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style.
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Architectural glass
Architectural glass is glass that is used as a building material. Window and Architectural glass are architectural elements, glass and windows.
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Architecture of India
Indian architecture is rooted in the history, culture, and religion of India.
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Architecture of Russia
The architecture of Russia refers to the architecture of modern Russia as well as the architecture of both the original Kievan Rus', the Russian principalities, and Imperial Russia.
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Argon
Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18.
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Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts.
Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
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Awning
An awning or overhang is a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building. Window and awning are architectural elements and windows.
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.
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Bay window
A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Window and bay window are architectural elements and windows.
Beaux-Arts architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century.
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Bokmål
Bokmål is one of the official written standards for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk.
Born auf dem Darß
Born auf dem Darß is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
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Brâncovenesc art
Brâncovenesc art or Brâncovenesc style (artă brâncovenească or stil brâncovenesc), also known as the Wallachian Renaissance or the Romanian Renaissance, is an artistic style that evolved during the administration of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Brisbane, California
Brisbane (pron.) is a small city in San Mateo County, California, located on the lower slopes of the San Bruno Mountain.
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Bucharest
Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania.
Building code
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures.
Building-integrated photovoltaics
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope such as the roof, skylights, or façades.
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Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
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Casement stay
A casement stay is a metal bar used to hold a casement window in a specific open or closed position. Window and casement stay are architectural elements.
Casement window
A casement window is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges at the side. Window and casement window are windows.
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Cathedral Plaza Bucharest
Cathedral Plaza is an construction office building in Bucharest, Romania, close to the Saint Joseph Cathedral.
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Chartres
Chartres is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France.
Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Catholic Cathedral in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres.
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Chicago window
A Chicago window is a large fixed glass panel flanked by two narrower sashes of the same height, filling a structural bay. Window and Chicago window are windows.
Chico, California
Chico (Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States.
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Chinese architecture
Chinese architecture is the embodiment of an architectural style that has developed over millennia in China and has influenced architecture throughout East Asia.
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Church (building)
A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.
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Church architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc.
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Clerestory
In architecture, a clerestory (also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey; from Old French cler estor) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye-level. Window and clerestory are architectural elements and windows.
Composite material
A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials.
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Contemporary architecture
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century.
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Cottage window
A cottage window is a double-hung window — i.e., a window with two sashes sliding up and down, hung with one atop the other in the same frame — in which the upper sash is smaller (shorter) than the lower one. Window and cottage window are architectural elements and windows.
Crank (mechanism)
A crank is an arm attached at a right angle to a rotating shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft.
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Cross-window
A cross-window is a window whose lights are defined by a mullion and a transom, forming a cross. Window and cross-window are windows.
Crown glass (window)
Crown glass was an early type of window glass.
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Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building.
Curtain
A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. Window and curtain are windows.
Cylinder
A cylinder has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes.
Dakin Building
The Dakin Building is an architectural award-winning class A office building on the San Francisco Bay in Brisbane, California.
Danish language
Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.
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David
David ("beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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Daylighting (architecture)
Daylighting is the practice of placing windows, skylights, other openings, and reflective surfaces so that direct or indirect sunlight can provide effective internal lighting. Window and Daylighting (architecture) are windows.
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Defenestration
Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. Window and Defenestration are windows.
Demerara window
Demerara windows were built primarily into 18th- and 19th-century Colonial architecture-styled buildings to cool homes in hot climates, such as Guyana, before the invention of air conditioning. Window and Demerara window are windows.
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Diocletian window
Diocletian windows, also called thermal windows, are large semicircular windows characteristic of the enormous public baths (thermae) of Ancient Rome. Window and Diocletian window are windows.
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Display window
A display window, also a shop window (British English) or store window (American English), is a window in a shop displaying items for sale or otherwise designed to attract customers to the store. Window and display window are windows.
Door
A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure.
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Dormer
A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. Window and dormer are architectural elements and windows.
Dresden
Dresden (Upper Saxon: Dräsdn; Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and it is the second most populous city after Leipzig.
Eaves
The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. Window and eaves are architectural elements.
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Eclecticism in architecture
Eclecticism is a 19th and 20th century architectural style in which a single piece of work incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something that is new and original.
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Efficient energy use
Efficient energy use, or energy efficiency, is the process of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services.
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Egyptian Revival architecture
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt.
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Emergency exit
An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires. Window and emergency exit are architectural elements.
Espagnolette
An espagnolette is a locking device, normally mounted on the vertical frame of a French door or casement window. Window and espagnolette are windows.
Façade
A façade or facade is generally the front part or exterior of a building. Window and façade are architectural elements.
Fengite
Fengite is a translucent sheet of marble or alabaster used during the Early Middle Ages for windows instead of glass.
Festoon
A festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast) is a wreath or garland hanging from two points, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicting conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons. Window and festoon are architectural elements.
Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.
Fortochka
A fortochka (a) is a small ventilation window generally not greater than 35x45 cm. Window and fortochka are architectural elements and windows.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Ghana Empire
The Ghana Empire (غانا), also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadou, was a West African classical to post-classical era western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali.
Glass
Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid. Window and Glass are windows.
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Glass mullion system
Glass mullion system or glass fin system is a glazing system in which sheets of tempered glass are suspended from special clamps, stabilized by perpendicular stiffeners of tempered glass, and joined by a structural silicone sealant or by metal patch plates.
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Glass production
Glass production involves two main methods – the float glass process that produces sheet glass, and glassblowing that produces bottles and other containers.
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Glassblowing
Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble (or parison) with the aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube).
Glazing (window)
Glazing, which derives from the Middle English for 'glass', is a part of a wall or window, made of glass.
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Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
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Greased paper window
A greased paper window is a very inexpensive window made of paper coated in grease. Window and greased paper window are windows.
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Hôtel d'Assézat
The Hôtel d'Assézat in Toulouse, France, is a French Renaissance hôtel particulier (individual mansion) of the 16th century which houses the Bemberg Foundation, a major art gallery of the city.
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Hexagon
In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning "six", and γωνία, gonía, meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon.
Hexagonal window
A hexagonal window (also Melnikov's or honeycomb window) is a hexagon-shaped window, resembling a bee cell or crystal lattice of graphite. Window and hexagonal window are architectural elements and windows.
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Hinge
A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them.
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Hole
A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body.
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Hopper (particulate collection container)
A hopper is a large, inverted pyramidal or conical container used in industrial processes to hold particulate matter or flowable material of any sort (e.g. dust, gravel, nuts, or seeds) and dispense these from the bottom when needed.
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Horn (anatomy)
A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals that consists of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone.
Horta Museum
The Horta Museum (Musée Horta; Hortamuseum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time.
Icelandic language
Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.
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Insect
Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.
Insulated glazing
Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass window panes separated by a space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. Window and Insulated glazing are windows.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.
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Jalousie window
A jalousie window, louvred window (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom), jalousie, or jalosy is a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame. Window and jalousie window are windows.
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Jameh Mosque of Nishapur
The Jāmeh Mosque of Nishapur (مسجد جامع نیشابور also as "Masjid-e-Jāmeh Neyshābur") is the grand congregational mosque (jāmeh mosque) of the city of Nishapur in Iran.
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James-Lorah House
The James-Lorah House, also known as the Judge Chapman House and VIA House, is an historic American home that is located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Jiangsu
Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.
Kalleshvara Temple, Aralaguppe
The Kalleshvara temple (also spelt "Kallesvara" or "Kalleshwara") is located in Aralaguppe, a village in the Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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Krypton
Krypton (from translit 'the hidden one') is a chemical element; it has symbol Kr and atomic number 36.
Lake Valdayskoye
Lake Valdayskoye, or Lake Valdai (translit) is a freshwater lake located in the center of Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast in Russia in the middle of the Valdai Hills.
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Lancet window
A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a sharp lancet pointed arch at its top. Window and lancet window are architectural elements and windows.
Latch
A latch or catch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that joins two (or more) objects or surfaces while allowing for their regular separation.
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Latin cross
A Latin cross or is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, giving the cross four arms.
Latticework
Latticework is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. Window and Latticework are architectural elements.
Levittown, Pennsylvania
Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.
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Light pollution
Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting.
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Lintel
A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. Window and lintel are architectural elements.
Lisbon
Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.
List of diplomatic missions of France
The French Republic has one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, and is a member of more multilateral organisations than any other country.
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Little Metropolis
The Little Metropolis (Mikrí Mitrópoli), formally the Church of St.
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Loanword
A loanword (also a loan word, loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language (the recipient or target language), through the process of borrowing.
Lock and key
A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object (such as a key, keycard, fingerprint, RFID card, security token or coin), by supplying secret information (such as a number or letter permutation or password), by a combination thereof, or it may only be able to be opened from one side, such as a door chain.
Louis XVI style
Louis XVI style, also called Louis Seize, is a style of architecture, furniture, decoration and art which developed in France during the 19-year reign of Louis XVI (1774–1792), just before the French Revolution.
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Louver
A louver (American English) or louvre (British English; see spelling differences) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine. Window and louver are architectural elements and windows.
Low emissivity
Low emissivity (low e or low thermal emissivity) refers to a surface condition that emits low levels of radiant thermal (heat) energy. Window and low emissivity are windows.
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Material
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object.
Mechanism (engineering)
In engineering, a mechanism is a device that transforms input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement.
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Medieval stained glass
Medieval stained glass is the coloured and painted glass of medieval Europe from the 10th century to the 16th century.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
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Milan
Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
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Millwork
Millwork is historically any wood-mill produced decorative material used in building construction.
Modernity
Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era) and the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the Renaissancein the Age of Reason of 17th-century thought and the 18th-century Enlightenment.
Muhammad al-Idrisi
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi (أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; Dreses; 1100–1165), was a Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily.
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Mullion
A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively. Window and mullion are architectural elements and windows.
Muntin
A muntin (US), muntin bar, glazing bar (UK), or sash bar is a strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. Window and muntin are architectural elements and windows.
National Fenestration Rating Council
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is a United States 501(c)3 non-profit organization which sponsors an energy efficiency certification and labeling program for windows, doors, and skylights. Window and National Fenestration Rating Council are windows.
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Nature
Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole.
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.
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Nishapur
Nishapur (نیشاپور, also help|italic.
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (Novgorodskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
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Nynorsk
Nynorsk is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål.
Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.
Opacity
Opacity is the measure of impenetrability to electromagnetic or other kinds of radiation, especially visible light.
Oriel window
An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Window and oriel window are windows.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles (château de Versailles) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France.
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Palazzo Sormani
Palazzo Sormani (also known as Palazzo Sormani-Andreani or cà Sormana in Milanese dialect) is a historic building of Milan, Italy, and the seat of the central public library of Milan.
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Passive solar building design
In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, reflect, and distribute solar energy, in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer.
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Petit Trianon
The Petit Trianon (French for "small Trianon") is a Neoclassical style château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France.
Plate glass
Plate glass, flat glass or sheet glass is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens.
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate.
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Polyurethane foam
Polyurethane foam is a specialist material used for thermal insulation and other applications.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).
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Porthole
A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Window and porthole are windows.
Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the late 1950s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture, particularly in the international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
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Quadruple glazing
Standard quadruple glazed window - openable hdl-access. Window and quadruple glazing are glass.
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Radiation
In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium.
Ramesses III
Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt.
Reliance Building
The Reliance Building is a skyscraper located at 1 W. Washington Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.
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Rococo
Rococo, less commonly Roccoco, also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama.
Roman Egypt
Roman Egypt; was an imperial province of the Roman Empire from 30 BC to AD 641.
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Romanian Athenaeum
The Romanian Athenaeum (Ateneul Român) is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and a landmark of the Romanian capital city.
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Romanian Revival architecture
Romanian Revival architecture (Romanian National Style, Neo-Romanian, or Neo-Brâncovenesc; stilul național român, arhitectura neoromânească, neobrâncovenească) is an architectural style that has appeared in the late 19th century in Romanian Art Nouveau, initially being the result of the attempts of finding a specific Romanian architectural style.
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Roof
A roof (roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind.
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Roof lantern
A roof lantern is a daylighting architectural element. Window and roof lantern are architectural elements and windows.
Roof window
A roof window is an outward opening window that is incorporated as part of the design of a roof. Window and roof window are windows.
Rose window
Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. Window and Rose window are windows.
Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.
Sash window
A sash window or hung sash window is made of one or more movable panels, or "sashes". Window and sash window are windows.
Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders.
Skylight
A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes. Window and skylight are windows.
Smart glass
Smart glass, also known as switchable glass, dynamic glass, and smart-tinting glass, is a type of glass that can change its optical properties, becoming opaque or tinted, in response to electrical or thermal signals. Window and smart glass are glass.
Solar gain
Solar gain (also known as solar heat gain or passive solar gain) is the increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident solar radiation.
Solomon
Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.
Stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Window and Stained glass are windows.
Standard language
A standard language (or standard variety, standard dialect, standardized dialect or simply standard) is a language variety that has undergone substantial codification of its grammar, lexicon, writing system, or other features and stands out among other varieties in a community as the one with the highest status or prestige.
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Stavropoleos Monastery
Stavropoleos Monastery (Mănăstirea Stavropoleos), also known as Stavropoleos Church (Biserica Stavropoleos) during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in central Bucharest, Romania.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Strasbourg
Strasbourg (Straßburg) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France, at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace.
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg, Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg), also known as Strasbourg Minster (Straßburger Münster), is a Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.
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Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
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Terrace (building)
A terrace is an external, raised, open, flat area in either a landscape (such as a park or garden) near a building, or as a roof terrace on a flat roof. Window and terrace (building) are architectural elements.
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The Free Dictionary
The Free Dictionary is an American online dictionary and encyclopedia that aggregates information from various sources.
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Thermal conductance and resistance
In heat transfer, thermal engineering, and thermodynamics, thermal conductance and thermal resistance are fundamental concepts that describe the ability of materials or systems to conduct heat and the opposition they offer to the heat current.
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Thermal conduction
Conduction is the process by which heat is transferred from the hotter end to the colder end of an object.
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Thermal conductivity and resistivity
The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its ability to conduct heat.
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Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.
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Toulouse
Toulouse (Tolosa) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania.
Tracery
Tracery is an architectural device by which windows (or screens, panels, and vaults) are divided into sections of various proportions by stone bars or ribs of moulding. Window and Tracery are windows.
Transmittance
In optical physics, transmittance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in transmitting radiant energy.
Transom (architecture)
In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. Window and transom (architecture) are architectural elements and windows.
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Transparency and translucency
In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable scattering of light.
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Trickle vent
A trickle vent is a very small opening in a window or other building envelope component to allow small amounts of ventilation in spaces intended to be naturally ventilated when major elements of the design—windows, doors, etc.—are otherwise closed.
Valday Iversky Monastery
Valday Iversky Monastery (Валдайский Иверский монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox monastery founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1653.
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Vehicle
A vehicle is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.
Ventilation (architecture)
Ventilation is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space.
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Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.
Viking Age
The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.
Wall
A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative.
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Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
Window blind
A window blind is a type of window covering. Window and window blind are windows.
Window covering
Window coverings are considered any type of materials used to cover a window to manage sunlight, privacy, additional weatherproofing or for purely decorative purposes. Window and window covering are windows.
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Window film
A window film, sometimes called tint, is a thin laminate film that can be installed on the interior or exterior of glass surfaces in automobiles and boats, and as well as on the interior or exterior of glass in homes and buildings. Window and window film are windows.
Window screen
A window screen (also known as insect screen, bug screen, fly screen, flywire, wire mesh, or window net) is designed to cover the opening of a window. Window and window screen are windows.
Window shutter
A window shutter is a solid and stable window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top, centre and bottom). Window and window shutter are windows.
Window sill
A windowsill (also written window sill or window-sill, and less frequently in British English, cill) is the horizontal structure or surface at the bottom of a window. Window and window sill are architectural elements and windows.
Window tax
Window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. Window and window tax are windows.
Window treatment
A window treatment is a cover or modification of a window, often with the aim of enhancing the aesthetics of the window and the room.
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Witch window
In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window, occasionally a single-sided casement window) placed in the gable-end wall of a houseGeorge Nash, Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes. Window and witch window are architectural elements and windows.
Wood
Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.
Ystad
Ystad is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden.
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Zwinger (Dresden)
The Zwinger (Dresdner Zwinger) is a palatial complex with gardens in Dresden, Germany.
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See also
Glass
- Amorphous metal
- Architectural glass
- Back painted glass
- Borate glass
- Cased glass
- Cole–Davidson equation
- Composite glass
- Conservation and restoration of glass objects
- Conservation and restoration of photographic plates
- Cut glass
- Flashed glass
- Fritted glass
- Glaskönigin
- Glass
- Glass art
- Glass flakes
- Glass formation
- Glass industry
- Glass instrument
- Glass melting furnace
- Glass working
- Helenite
- History of glass
- Johari–Goldstein relaxation
- List of physical properties of glass
- Nanochannel glass materials
- Optical glass
- Oxycarbide glass
- Powder coating on glass
- Quadruple glazing
- Safety glass
- Sliding glass door
- Smart glass
- Solarized architectural glass
- Thermal fracturing in glass
- Transparent wood composite
- Vitreous enamel
- Vitrification
- Window
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window
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