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• pane of glass — noun sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pane, ↑window glass • Hypernyms: ↑plate glass, ↑sheet glass • Hyponyms: ↑windowpane, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• glass — [ glæs ] noun *** ▸ 1 clear substance ▸ 2 for drinking out of ▸ 3 objects made of glass ▸ 4 mirror ▸ 5 barometer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a hard clear substance used for making objects such as windows or bottles: car windows made of bulletproof… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pane — [peın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: pan, from Latin pannus cloth ] a piece of glass used in a window or door ▪ a window pane ▪ a pane of glass →↑windowpane …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• GLASS —    Glass results from the heating of a mixture of sand, lime, and sodium carbonate to a very high temperature. When different materials are added to the sand, glass can become transparent, translucent, or colored. While the origins of glass are… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• pane — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broken ▪ glass ▪ window VERB + PANE ▪ break, shatter, smash (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• glass */*/*/ — UK [ɡlɑːs] / US [ɡlæs] noun Word forms glass : singular glass plural glasses 1) a) [uncountable] a hard clear substance used for making objects such as windows or bottles car windows made of bulletproof glass the sound of breaking glass… …   English dictionary

• glass — n. transparent substance 1) to blow, make glass 2) cut; ground; plate; safety; sheet; stained glass 3) a pane of glass tumbler container 4) to drink a glass (of water) 5) to drain; fill a glass 6) to raise one s glass (to give a toast) 7) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• glass — [[t]glɑ͟ːs, glæ̱s[/t]] ♦♦ glasses 1) N UNCOUNT Glass is a hard transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles. ...a pane of glass. ...a sliding glass door. 2) N COUNT A glass is a container made from glass, which… …   English dictionary

• glass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crystal; mirror, lens, slide; beaker, tumbler, goblet, snifter; pane; stained glass, bottle glass, peloton, etc.; telescope, spyglass; (pl.) spectacles, eyeglasses. See optical instruments, receptacle …   English dictionary for students

• pane — [[t]pe͟ɪn[/t]] panes N COUNT: oft N of n A pane of glass is a flat sheet of glass in a window or door …   English dictionary

• Glass break detector — A glass break detector is a device that detects a break in a pane of glass, alerting a burglar alarm. If it detects broken glass, and the alarm is set, then it sets off the alarm. See also *Smoke detector *Motion detectorAcoustic Glassbreak… …   Wikipedia