fenestration
pronunciation
How to pronounce fenestration in British English:
UK [ˌfenɪs'treɪʃən]
How to pronounce fenestration in American English:
US [ˌfenəs'treɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the arrangement of windows in a building
- surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
Word Origin
- fenestration (n.)
- 1870 in the anatomical sense, noun of action from Latin fenestrare, from fenestra "window, opening for light," a word perhaps from Etruscan. Meaning "arrangement of windows" as a design element in architecture is from 1846. Related: Fenestrated.
Example
- 1. A new liberalization trend in the aluminium fenestration industry .
- 2. Turning the front , fenestration tourists will feel a lot cooler .
- 3. 2010 Chellona ( qingdao ) international building decoration hardware fenestration and exposition .
- 4. A case report of term delivery of cornual pregnancy after homolateral oviduct fenestration .
- 5. Clinical effect observation on treatment of lumbar disc herniation by fenestration and laminectomy .