fenestration Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Fen`es*tra"tion noun
Definitions
  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.
  2. (Anat.) The state or condition of being fenestrated.

Webster 1913