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fen|es|tra|tion
fen|es|tra|tion «FEHN uh STRAY shuhn», noun.
1. a) the arrangement of windows in a building, especially for the purpose of providing light for the interior. b) the use of windows as decorative elements of a facade.
2. Medicine. the operation of making an opening into the labyrinth or semicircular canal of the ear to eliminate deafness caused by obstruction of sound waves.
3. Anatomy. the process or condition of being perforated.

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  • de|fen|es|tra|tion — «dih FEHN uh STRAY shuhn», noun. the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window. ╂[< Latin dē from + fenestra window + English ation (coined for the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, a famous instance of this)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|fen|es|tra|tion — «IHN tuhr FEHN uh STRAY shuhn», noun. the spacing between the windows of a building …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • fen — af·fen·pin·scher; de·fen·es·tra·tion; de·fen·si·bil·i·ty; de·fen·si·ble; de·fen·sor; de·fen·sor·ship; de·fen·so·ry; dief·fen·bach·ia; ef·fen·di; fen·chene; fen·chol; fen·chone; fen·chyl; fen·der·less; fen·es·tel·la; fen·es·tel·lid;… …   English syllables

  • fenestration — fen·es·tra·tion …   English syllables

  • fenestration — fen•es•tra•tion [[t]ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) archit. the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building 2) med srg a) an opening or perforation in an anatomical structure b) surgery to effect such an opening c) the …   From formal English to slang

  • DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… …   English syllables

  • Fenestration — Literally, the making of a window fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window fenestration refers to the creation of a new opening. * * * 1. The presence of openings or fenestrae in a part. 2. Making openings in a dressing to allow… …   Medical dictionary

  • defenestration — de•fen•es•tra•tion [[t]diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window • Etymology: 1610–20; de + L fenestr(a) window + ation de•fen′es•trate , v.t. trat•ed, trat•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • defenestration — de*fen es*tra tion (d[ e]*f[e^]n [e^]s*tr[=a] sh[u^]n), n. the act of throwing (something or someone) out of a window. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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