Fenestration

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fenestration \Fen`es*tra"tion\, n.
     1. (Arch.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; --
        used by modern writers for the decorating of an
        architectural composition by means of the window (and
        door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Anat.) The state or condition of being fenestrated.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fenestration
       n 1: the arrangement of windows in a building
       2: surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the
          cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of
          osteosclerosis