fenestration

noun

fen·es·tra·tion | \ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən

Definition of fenestration

1 : the arrangement, proportioning, and design of windows and doors in a building

2 : an opening in a surface (such as a wall or membrane)

3 : the operation of cutting an opening in the bony labyrinth between the inner ear and tympanum to replace natural fenestrae that are not functional

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The Bauhaus was top of the list, and Johnson, too, fell hard for Gropius’s unadorned facades and industrial fenestration. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "These Obsessive Men of MoMA Furnished Your Modernist Home," 7 Sep. 2017 The surrounding decoration stretches and compresses to suit the ever-changing fenestration. — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, "Reviving the Joy of Decoration at Nike’s New SoHo Building," 1 Oct. 2017

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fenestration

noun

fen·es·tra·tion | \ˌfen-ə-ˈstrā-shən

Medical Definition of fenestration

1a : a natural or surgically created opening in a surface

b : the presence of such openings

2 : a surgical procedure that involves cutting an opening in the bony labyrinth between the inner ear and tympanum to replace natural fenestrae that are not functional (as in otosclerosis)