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fenestration

/fen-uh-strey-shuhn/US // ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən) //

栅栏,栅栏式建筑,栅栏门,围栏

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
    • : Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of a blind arcade or arch, as in medieval cabinetwork.
    • : Medicine/Medical, Surgery. a perforation in a structure.an operation to effect such an opening.Also called fenestration operation, Lempert operation. the creation of an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear to restore hearing loss from otosclerosis.

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Examples

  • The fenestration of this cathedral of St. Louis reign shows the national art in its prime.

  • This change in the fenestration restored the building to its appearance as shown in Civil War photographs of the courthouse.

  • The fenestration differs in several respects from that of similar houses erected a quarter century later.

  • Beautifully tooled, light stone lintels with fine-scale radial scorings greatly enhance the beauty of the fenestration.

  • Network double, with a delicate arachnoidal fenestration, filling up the large quadrangular meshes.