MEANING
1. The arrangement or design of windows and other openings in a building.
2. The surgical formation of an opening in a bodily structure.
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Words that belong together
- façade fenestration
- irregular fenestration
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Irregular fenestration disturbed the façade’s symmetry.
The architect studied the building’s fenestration.
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Word forms
- Base
- fenestration
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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