window glass
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1.0
- noun
:
vidrio de ventana
- Raab adopted Moir's method, measuring the thickness of all the window-glass fragments.
- broken window glass
- pane of window glass
- reflection in the window glass
Examples
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All this lies below me, mirrored by the window glass...
Fiction book (2000) -
Today, most window glass is made by floating liquid glass on molten tin.
Blog text (23) -
The dark beyond the window glass at home, at school, and on the school bus was the second kind of darkness.
Fiction book (2000) -
I closed my eyes and listened to storms scratch at the window glass.
Fiction book (1992) -
Clunk! Crack! The side window glass started to split.
Fiction book (1992) -
His face, reflected in the window glass, seemed to crumble before his eyes.
Fiction book (1998) -
The front yard elm stares into the window glass.
Fiction book (1992) -
Once the leaves on the trees had ceased quivering and the sound of shattering window glass had diminished, Korda continued.
Fiction book (2000) -
The house had a full cellar, massive brick fireplaces, abundant window glass and plaster, and a fine bulkhead entrance and staircase.
Academic text (2007) -
The window glass shattered when the baseball hit it.
Synonyms
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A single sheet of glass in a window or door
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3.4
Large flat sheets of clear glass used for windows and doors
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2.4
A single piece of glass fitted into a window frame
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1.6
A flat sheet of glass that fits in a window or door
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4.4
Glass fitted into windows and doors to keep out weather and reduce noise
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3.7
Thin flat glass that is made in large sheets for windows and mirrors
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3.9
A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'sheet glass manufactured and cut for use in windows or doors' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'window' (an opening fitted with glass) and 'glass' (a hard, transparent material); a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it refers to the glass used in windows. This simple noun-noun compounding is a regular compositional pattern found across many languages, making the expression predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Window glass names the flat sheet of glass fitted into a window frame. Think of a clear 'sheet' that keeps out wind and rain but lets light in, and you will remember it means the glass used in windows.