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Definition of Double glazing
1. Noun. A window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window.
Definition of Double glazing
1. Noun. A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Double Glazing
Literary usage of Double glazing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"double glazing.—The condensation on the inner surface of glass can be ...
Buildings with double glazing are also very much easier to heat than those with ..."
2. Heating and Ventilating Buildings: A Manual for Heating Engineers and Architects by Rolla Clinton Carpenter (1915)
"double glazing stands between cold temperature on the outside of a building ...
The saving in heat by double glazing can be made to approximate 33 per cent ..."
3. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"double glazing (two layers of glass) cuts heat loss almost in half, and triple
glazing cuts heat loss by two-thirds (but it may also decrease light entering ..."
4. Radford's Portfolio of Details of Building Construction: A Remarkable and by William A. Radford, Bernard L. Johnson, Charles P. Rawson (1911)
"... Window Plate 56—Double Plastered Walls—Window Framing Plate 57—Storm Sash and
double glazing Plate 58—Inside Sliding Window Blinds Plate 59—Double Hung ..."
5. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1866)
"THE very important subject of double-glazing is claiming a ... Double-glazing is
nothing new ; it has for many years been practised in all northern ..."
6. Transactions by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Institution of Public Health Engineers (Great Britain) (1890)
"It has been said that double glazing does not keep clear within the space ...
Whenever the glass has been well set in clean condition double glazing is a ..."
7. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1862)
"double glazing is not, however, to be adopted hastily ; it is so non-conducting that
... Another objection to double glazing is the accumulation of dust ..."
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