windowpane

American  

[win-doh-peyn] / ˈwɪn doʊˌpeɪn /

noun

1. a plate of glass for filling a window sash within the frame.

2. a flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus, occurring along the Atlantic coast of North America, characterized by the thinness and translucency of its body.

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adjective

1. designating or having a large, regular design of intersecting lines resembling a series of windowpanes.

   a windowpane plaid sweater.

windowpane British  

/ ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn /

noun

1. a sheet of glass in a window

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Etymology

Origin of windowpane

First recorded in 1810–20; window + pane

Example Sentences

To locate dark matter, the team measured how its mass bends space, which in turn bends the light traveling to Earth from distant galaxies -- as if that light had passed through a warped windowpane.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

The groom went with a classic dark blue suit and tie with a windowpane pattern.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

The following season, safety Jamal Adams shined in a white windowpane patterned, double-breasted suit when he was taken at No. 6 by the Jets.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

If the water is freezing on a windowpane, for example, small and random imperfections on the glass surface redirect the stacking and create the larger pattern.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2022

I went to the window and through a small, round hole in the frosted windowpane I could see the whirling blades of the windmill.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya