FENESTRATION


Meaning of FENESTRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1846

1. : the arrangement, proportioning, and design of windows and doors in a building

2. : an opening in a surface (as a wall or membrane)

3. : the operation of cutting an opening in the bony labyrinth between the inner ear and tympanum to replace natural fenestrae that are not functional

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