LOUVER


Meaning of LOUVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or lou·vre ˈlü-vər

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 -vərd adjective

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