windowpane

noun

win·​dow·​pane ˈwin-dō-ˌpān How to pronounce windowpane (audio)
-də-
1
: a pane in a window
2

Examples of windowpane in a Sentence

Ice had formed on the windowpane.
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There is a simple tattoo of a windowpane on the middle finger of Eva Victor’s right hand. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 The Orioles are back on the field, newly aspiring joggers crowd the park walkways that are otherwise barren, and old heads are breaking out their three-wheeled Slingshots again, playing Jeezy so loud that windowpanes tremble. Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025 In one such incident, dozens of other houses also suffered damage, with their windowpanes shattering and walls cracking due to the impact of the blast. Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2021 LSCs trap light within the windowpane and then redirect it to a nontransparent solar cell mounted on one edge. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2018 See All Example Sentences for windowpane

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of windowpane was in 1750

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“Windowpane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowpane. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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windowpane

noun
win·​dow·​pane ˈwin-dō-ˌpān How to pronounce windowpane (audio)
: a pane in a window

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