fenestration

[ fen-uh-strey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
2. Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of a blind arcade or arch, as in medieval cabinetwork.
3. Medicine/Medical, Surgery.
   1. a perforation in a structure.
   2. an operation to effect such an opening.
   3. Also called fenestration operation, the creation of an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear to restore hearing loss from otosclerosis.

fenestration

/ ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən /

noun

1. the arrangement and design of windows in a building
2. a surgical operation to restore hearing by making an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear

Word History and Origins

Origin of fenestration¹

1840–50; < Latin fenestrāt ( us ) ( fenestrated ) + -ion

Example Sentences

The fenestration of this cathedral of St. Louis reign shows the national art in its prime.

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This change in the fenestration restored the building to its appearance as shown in Civil War photographs of the courthouse.

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The fenestration differs in several respects from that of similar houses erected a quarter century later.

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Beautifully tooled, light stone lintels with fine-scale radial scorings greatly enhance the beauty of the fenestration.

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Network double, with a delicate arachnoidal fenestration, filling up the large quadrangular meshes.

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