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windows (<windows and window components>, <openings by form>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Openings in the wall of a building, serving to admit light, usually to permit vision, and often to admit air. |
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windows (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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window (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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lights (windows) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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窗戶 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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chuāng hù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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chuang hu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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ch'uang hu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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vensters (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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venster (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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fenêtres (C,U,French-P,D,U,PN)
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fenêtre (C,U,French,AD,U,SN)
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חלון (C,U,Hebrew,D,N)
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finestre (C,U,Italian,D,U,FPN)
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finestra (C,U,Italian-P,AD,U,FSN)
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janelas (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,PN)
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janela (C,U,Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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ventanas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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ventana (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Components (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ components (objects parts) (G) |
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............ <components by specific context> (G) |
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................ architectural elements (G) |
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.................... <openings and opening components> (G) |
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........................ openings (architectural elements) (G) |
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............................ <openings by form> (G) |
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................................ <windows and window components> (G) |
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.................................... windows (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 可供透光之建築牆上開口,通常可觀景並提供通風。 |
Dutch ..... Een opening in de muur van een gebouw, om licht binnen te laten, meestal om te kunnen kijken, en vaak om lucht binnen te laten. |
Italian ..... Aperture nel muro di un edificio, che servono per ammettere la luce, di solito per consentire la visione e spesso per ammettere l'aria. |
Portuguese ..... Aberturas na parede de um edifício, que servem para permitir a entrada de luz, geralmente para permitir a visão e, muitas vezes, para permitir a entrada de ar. |
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Related concepts: |
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have form .... |
glass in concrete (visual works) |
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(glassware, <visual works by material or technique>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300391169] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Subject: ..... |
[AASLH, AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, CVAA-BR, GCI, ICCD, IMJ, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AASLH data (2016-) |
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AATA database (2002-) 130584 checked 26 January 2012 |
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CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-) |
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CHIN database (1988-) |
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CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-) |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/150; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects |
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Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) |
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Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996) |
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RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) no warrant for this as a term; track here until warrant is found.; Windows: tripartite; Windows: floor to ceiling |
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RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) precoor.; Palladian windows; Romanesque windows; Carolingian windows; Renaissance windows |
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Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989) |
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