windowpane

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UK/ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/US/ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/

noun

A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.

Similar
windowScophthalmus aquosus
UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounwindowpane (plural windowpanes)

plural windowpanes · alternative window pane

  1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
  2. A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.

    As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.

    2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81
  3. slangA gelatin base tab with LSD.

    Another form is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look like little pieces of plastic.

    2004, Mary M. Jensen, Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, page 94
    1 more example

    When you place a windowpane of LSD on your tongue and watch the world transform into a Salvador Dalí landscape of radiant colors, shimmering geometric shapes, and morphing phantasmagoria while your sense of self dissolves—

    2011, Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, Sandra Blakeslee, Sleights of Mind

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna pane of glass in a window

Similar
Broader
panepane of glasswindow glass

nounvery thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America

Similar
Scophthalmus aquosus
Broader
lefteye flounderlefteyed flounder
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans perderuiters
  • perderuiterspiece of glass filling a window
Chinese Mandarin 窗玻璃
  • 窗玻璃 (chuāngbōli)piece of glass filling a window
Czech okenní tabule
  • okenní tabulepiece of glass filling a window
Danish rude
  • rudepiece of glass filling a window
Dutch vensterruit, vensterglas
  • vensterruitpiece of glass filling a window
  • vensterglaspiece of glass filling a window
  • ruitpiece of glass filling a window
Esperanto glaco
  • glacopiece of glass filling a window
Estonian aknaklaas
  • aknaklaaspiece of glass filling a window
Finnish ikkunaruutu, ruutu
  • ikkunaruutupiece of glass filling a window
  • ruutupiece of glass filling a window
French vitre, carreau
  • vitrepiece of glass filling a window
  • carreaupiece of glass filling a window
German Scheibe, Fensterscheibe
  • Scheibepiece of glass filling a window
  • Fensterscheibepiece of glass filling a window
  • Glasscheibepiece of glass filling a window
Greek υαλοπίνακας
  • υαλοπίνακας (yalopínakas)piece of glass filling a window
Hebrew שִׁמְשָׁה, זְגוּגִית
  • שִׁמְשָׁה (shimshá)piece of glass filling a window
  • זְגוּגִית (zgugít)piece of glass filling a window
Hungarian ablaktábla, ablaküveg
  • ablaktáblapiece of glass filling a window
  • ablaküvegpiece of glass filling a window
Irish gloine fuinneoige, pána fuinneoige
  • gloine fuinneoigepiece of glass filling a window
  • pána fuinneoigepiece of glass filling a window
Italian vetrata, cristallo
  • vetratapiece of glass filling a window
  • cristallopiece of glass filling a window
Japanese 窓ガラス
  • 窓ガラス (mado garasu)piece of glass filling a window
Korean 유리창, 창유리
  • 유리창 (yurichang)piece of glass filling a window
  • 창유리 (chang'yuri)piece of glass filling a window
Māori karaehe wini
  • karaehe winipiece of glass filling a window
Polish szyba okienna, szyba
  • szyba okiennapiece of glass filling a window
  • szybapiece of glass filling a window
Portuguese vidraça
  • vidraçapiece of glass filling a window
Romanian geam
  • geampiece of glass filling a window
Russian стекло́, око́нное стекло́
  • стекло́ (stekló)piece of glass filling a window
  • око́нное стекло́ (okónnoje stekló)piece of glass filling a window
Scottish Gaelic leòsan
  • leòsanpiece of glass filling a window
Spanish vidrio de ventana, hoja vítrea
  • vidrio de ventanapiece of glass filling a window
  • hoja vítreapiece of glass filling a window
Swedish ruta, fönsterruta
  • rutapiece of glass filling a window
  • fönsterrutapiece of glass filling a window
Tagalog salamin ng bintana
  • salamin ng bintanapiece of glass filling a window
Turkish pencere camı
  • pencere camıpiece of glass filling a window
Ukrainian віко́нне скло, ши́бка
  • віко́нне скло (vikónne sklo)piece of glass filling a window
  • ши́бка (šýbka)piece of glass filling a window
  • скло (sklo)piece of glass filling a window
  • ши́ба (šýba)piece of glass filling a window
Vietnamese kính cửa sổ
  • kính cửa sổpiece of glass filling a window
Welsh gwydr ffenestr
  • gwydr ffenestrpiece of glass filling a window
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APA

windowpane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane

MLA

“windowpane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windowpane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane.

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