{
  "id": "windows.opening",
  "term": "windows",
  "sense": "opening",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 10,
  "arena": "windows",
  "domain": "everyday",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a structure that makes a boundary hole in a surface and includes glass",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "structure.arrangement",
      "boundary.limit",
      "surface.exterior",
      "holes.empty-regions",
      "material.physical"
    ],
    "interaction": "the arrangement creates a hole in the surface while the glass fills the opening, producing a transparent opening",
    "novel_properties": [
      "transparent view",
      "lets light pass",
      "can be opened or closed"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The stained-glass windows of Chartres Cathedral have filtered light for over 800 years despite atmospheric erosion and war.",
      "domain": "architecture"
    },
    {
      "text": "The International Space Station's Cupola module has a 80-cm-wide window used for Earth observation and docking operations.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "A broken window in the 1984 Broadway production of 'Cats' forced a temporary scene change during Act II.",
      "domain": "theater"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "windows"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-windows.opening"
}