CASEMENT - a window sash that opens on hinges at the sides.
CLERESTORY - a wall of a room or of a building that rises above the roof and contains windows.
FANLIGHT - a semicircular window (often placed above a door or another window).
FENESTRATION - the arrangement and design of windows and doors in a building.
LIGHT - an opening in a window
MUNTIN - a strip separating panes of glass in a sash.
PANE - a piece of glass in a window
SASH - the framework of a window in which panes of glass are set.
TRANSOM - a window above a door (or a horizontal crossbar in a window or between a door and a window).
TRIPARTITE - a window composed of three parts.
Some types of windows...
Double Hung: Windows divided into two main sections. One section can slide up and down past the other one.
Casement: Windows that open on hinges at the sides.
Fixed: Windows that are designed to not open.
Some special windows...
Fanlight: A window, usually above a door, and semicircular.
Sidelight: Windows to the sides of a door.
Transom: A window, usually above a door, and horizontal.
Some dormer windows...
Dormer windows are windows that stick out of a roof and have a roof of their own. They can have different names, depending on what type of roof they have. Shown below are two examples:
Arched Dormer Window
Gabled Dormer Window
Some examples of different types of window sash...
6 over 6 sash is common in older buildings. In the old days, big pieces of glass were expensive, so windows were made from lots of smaller pieces.
9 over 6 sash is also common in older buildings for the same reasons.
These windows became more common after the Civil War.
This type of window is seen a lot in modern buildings.
This style was a popular feature on Bungalow homes.
This style was also a popular feature on Bungalow homes.
This window is very common on modern buildings.