fenestration
IPA: fɛnɛstrˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
- (surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
- (surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
- (botany) Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
- (nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
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Examples of "fenestration" in Sentences
- The fenestration is of sash windows.
- Differentiation also occurs in the fenestration.
- Fenestration on the rear is asymmetrical and irregular.
- The fenestration is of symmetrically placed sash windows.
- On the ground floor the fenestration is in blind arcading.
- Much of the original fenestration and ornamentation remains.
- Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.
- The fenestration is designed to indicate the status of their floor.
- Fenestration and discontinuity of the endothelium facilitates this transport.
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