fenestration

fen·es·tra·tion  (fn-strshn)

n.

1. The design and placement of windows in a building.

2. An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.

3. The surgical creation of an artificial opening in the bony part of the inner ear so as to improve or restore hearing.

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fenestration [ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the arrangement and design of windows in a building

2. (Medicine / Surgery) a surgical operation to restore hearing by making an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fenestration - the arrangement of windows in a building placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
	2.	fenestration - surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" otology - the branch of medicine concerned with the ear

Translations

fenestration [ˌfenɪsˈtreɪʃən] N (Tech) → ventanaje m

fenestration

n

(Archit) → Fensteranordnung f

(Med) → Fensterungsoperation f