Sekirov Dictionary

window

UK /ˈwɪndəʊ/US /ˈwɪndoʊ/

noun 12
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 8

noun12

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an opening with glass in it that lets light and air into a building or car
- She opened the window to let some air in.
An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.
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(figurative) Something that allows one to see through or into something.
- His journal provides a rare window into his otherwise obscure life.
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A restricted range.
- In this case, a band-pass filter using a range or window of frequencies is appropriate to isolate the frequency or the group of frequencies that characterize a specific cycle. — 2015
The time between first infection and detectability.
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(figurative) A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
- You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.
The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
A function multiplied with a signal to reduce spectral leakage when performing a Fourier transform.
A fenster: a geologic or tectonic window.
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A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
- till he has windows on his bread and butter — 1709
(historical) Synonym of chaff (“strips of material intended to confuse radar”)

verb3

To furnish with windows.
To apply a window function to (a signal).
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To place at or in a window.
- Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see / Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down / His corrigible neck? — 1606

forms

windowed · windowing · windows

Phrases with window

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