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fenestration
1. Architecture the arrangement and design of windows in a building
2. Med a surgical operation to restore hearing by making an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear
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Fenestration
The design and placement of windows, and other exterior openings in a building.
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fenestration
[‚fen·ə′strā·shən] (architecture)
The arrangement of openings, especially windows, in the wall of a building.
(biology)
A transparent or windowlike break or opening in the surface.
The presence of windowlike openings.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
fenestration
The arrangement and design of windows in a building.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.