windows · opening
Ask Prometheusa structure that makes a boundary hole in a surface and includes glass
Windows (noun) means: a structure that makes a boundary hole in a surface and includes glass. It emerges from structure, boundary, surface, holes: the arrangement creates a hole in the surface while the glass fills the opening, producing a transparent opening. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 10, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The stained-glass windows of Chartres Cathedral have filtered light for over 800 years despite atmospheric erosion and war. architecture
- The International Space Station's Cupola module has a 80-cm-wide window used for Earth observation and docking operations. engineering
- A broken window in the 1984 Broadway production of 'Cats' forced a temporary scene change during Act II. theater
Emergence
through: the arrangement creates a hole in the surface while the glass fills the opening, producing a transparent opening
- transparent view
- lets light pass
- can be opened or closed
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (102 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.