fenestrated

American  

[fen-uh-strey-tid, fi-nes-trey-] / ˈfɛn əˌstreɪ tɪd, fɪˈnɛs treɪ- /

Also fenestrate

adjective

Architecture.

1. having windows; windowed; characterized by windows.

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fenestrated British  

/ fɪˈnɛsˌtreɪtɪd, ˈfɛnɪˌstreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. architect having windows or window-like openings

2. biology perforated or having fenestrae

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Other Word Forms

• nonfenestrated adjective
• unfenestrated adjective

Etymology

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; -ed ²

Example Sentences

Hill recommends the classic Monstera deliciosa, as “the leaves are these big, beautiful fenestrated leaves that roll out and they’re this bright neon green. They give me tremendous joy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021

Larger molecules can pass through the pores of fenestrated capillaries, and even large plasma proteins can pass through the great gaps in the sinusoids.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Hepatocytes are tightly packed around the fenestrated endothelium of these spaces, giving them easy access to the blood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A hepatic sinusoid is an open, porous blood space formed by fenestrated capillaries from nutrient-rich hepatic portal veins and oxygen-rich hepatic arteries.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The trabeculae are united together by these thickened internodes, and the result is a fenestrated septum, which in older septa may become solid and aporose by continual deposit of calcite in the fenestrae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various