LOUVER


Meaning of LOUVER in English

n.

Variant: or lou · vre

Pronunciation: ' lü-v ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English lover, from Anglo-French

Date: 14th century

1 : a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building

2 a : an opening provided with one or more slanted fixed or movable fins to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy b : a finned or vaned device for controlling a flow of air or the radiation of light c : a fin or shutter of a louver

– lou · vered also lou · vred \ -v ə rd \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.