fenestration

Noun

 * 1)  The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
 * 2)  An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
 * 3)  An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
 * 4)  Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
 * 5) * 2016 D. W. Armitage, Systematic Botany 103(4):780–785. p. 781
 * Darlingtonia californica 4.jpgr traits unique to Darlingtonia include the presence of transparent light-transmitting fenestrations, ...
 * 1)  The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
 * 1)  The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.

Related terms

 * (having windows)
 * (having windows)

Translations

 * Finnish: aukkojen sijoittelu
 * Ido:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: fenestraatio
 * Russian: ,