plate-glass
Thick transparent sheet
Plate-glass refers to thick, high-quality flat glass made in large sheets, used for windows, mirrors, and display cases.
The manufacturing process produces glass with minimal distortion, making it ideal for storefronts and picture windows.
As a modifier, plate-glass describes things made of or featuring this material: a plate-glass window, the plate-glass facade of the office building.
Retail facade facing street
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
atrium · tower · commercial · office · cladding · envelope · frameless · structural
Sheet of glass
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- frameSupporting outer structure
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
storefront · shopfront · display · light · aperture · opening · sightline · double-glazed
Without roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- glossySmooth and shiny
- reflectiveCasting back light
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
mirror-like · gleaming · flawless · unblemished · shiny · glare · reflection · glint
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- pellucidTransparently clear
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
vitreous · unclouded · unobscured · invisible · visibility · transparent · lucid · clarity
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
modernism · atrium · tower · commercial · office · cladding · envelope · frameless · structural · urban
pane
Sheet of glass
sash · storefront · shopfront · display · light · aperture · opening · sightline · double-glazed · insulated
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- glossySmooth and shiny
- reflectiveCasting back light
lustrous · mirror-like · gleaming · flawless · unblemished · shiny · glare · reflection · glint · sleek
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- pellucidTransparently clear
limpid · vitreous · unclouded · unobscured · invisible · visibility · transparent · lucid · clarity
annealing
Heat-softening of metals
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
silica · soda-lime · cullet · thickness · laminated · toughened · casting · polishing · grinding · rolling
plate-glasstextured glass
Glass with surface irregularities
frosted glass · beveled glass · etched glass · patterned glass · stained glass
plate-glassbrick
Fired clay building unit
stone · concrete · drywall · plywood · wood paneling
glass, plate, glasses, platform, plates, platter, plated, plateful, plating