FENESTRA


Meaning of FENESTRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ō-ˈvā-ləs fenestra ves·tib·u·li ]

noun

( plural fe·nes·trae -ˌtrē, -ˌtrī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, window

Date: circa 1737

1. : a small anatomical opening (as in a bone): as

a. : oval window — called also fenestra ova·lis -ves-ˈti-byə-(ˌ)lē

b. : round window — called also fenestra cochleae, fenestra ro·tun·da -rō-ˈtən-də

2. : an opening cut in bone

• fe·nes·tral -trəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.