2006-08-21 10:33:10 · 10 answers · asked by Fee4Lyfe 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The series of arrangements of windows in a building
2006-08-21 10:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fenestration: (noun)
Definition:
1. As Used in architecture:
The arrangement of windows in a building.
2 As used in Surgery:.
The operation of making an artificial fenestra in bone, especially in the ear to restore hearing.
Source: Allwords.com
2006-08-21 11:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are three definitions of the word fenestration:
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.
2006-08-21 10:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by cherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fen·es·tra·tion
fen·es·tra·tion [fènnÉ stráysh’n]
n
1. architecture window design: the design and placing of windows in a building
2. surgery ear operation: the surgical cutting of an opening in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore somebody’s hearing
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2006-08-21 12:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by cosmoguy2121 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fen·es·tra·tion (fÄn'Ä-strÄ'shÉn) pronunciation
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.
2006-08-21 11:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by altgrave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fen·es·tra·tion (fn-strshn)
n.
1. An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.
2. The surgical creation of such an opening.
3. The surgical creation of an artificial opening in the bony part of the inner ear to improve or restore hearing.
2006-08-21 10:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by Ogelthorpe13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*the arrangement of windows in a building
*surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
*Opening; in current work applied to specialized openings in crania of lagomorphs and cervids. Having a network of irregular perforations or holes.
*A natural or surgically created opening in a surface
*The presence of such openings
*the operation of cutting an opening in the bony labyrinth between the inner ear and tympanum to replace natural fenestrae that are not functional.
2006-08-21 18:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. window design: the design and placing of windows in a building
2. ear operation: the surgical cutting of an opening in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore somebody's hearing
2006-08-21 14:07:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enough talk about fenestration. I think it's time to defenestrate something.
2006-08-21 14:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by Freddie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dunno don't care!
2006-08-24 18:15:20 · answer #10 · answered by sportsy_chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋