fenestrated

[ fen-uh-strey-tid, fi-nes-trey- ]

/ ˈfɛn əˌstreɪ tɪd, fɪˈnɛs treɪ- /

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adjective Architecture.

having windows; windowed; characterized by windows.

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Also fe·nes·trate

[fi-nes-treyt, fen-uh-streyt] /fɪˈnɛs treɪt, ˈfɛn əˌstreɪt/ .

Origin of fenestrated

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin fenestrat-, stem of fenestrātus, past participle of fenestrāre “to furnish with windows,” derivative of fenestra “window” + -ed suffix forming weak past participle; see -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM fenestrated

non·fe·nes·trat·ed, adjectiveun·fe·nes·trat·ed, adjective

Words nearby fenestrated

fend for oneself, Fénelon, feneration, fenestella, fenestra, fenestrated, fenestration, fenfluramine, F Eng, Fengjie, feng shui

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How to use fenestrated in a sentence

(b) Much of the maxillae forming the side of the face in front of the orbit is fenestrated.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
It is best removed by passing a small fenestrated curette beyond it and levering it out.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
In all these four subfamilies the concentric shells are simple (not spongy) fenestrated shells.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

In all these four subfamilies the concentric shells are simple (not spongy) fenestrated spheres.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for fenestrated

fenestrated

fenestrate

/ (fɪˈnɛsˌtreɪtɪd, ˈfɛnɪˌstreɪtɪd) /

adjective

architect having windows or window-like openings

biology perforated or having fenestrae

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