fenestra
fenestra
n.
small opening, perforation (Anatomy); window-like opening (Architecture)
Fenestra
Fenestra (plural:
fenestræ) is a
Latin word that means "
window".
fenestra
Noun
1. a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
(hypernym) orifice, opening, porta
(hyponym) fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
(part-holonym) ear
(classification) otology, otolaryngology
fenestra
N F
window| opening for light; loophole| breach; orifice; inlet; opportunity
fenestra
Synonyms and related words:
aperture, broaching, cavity, chasm, check, clearing, cleft, crack, disclosure, fistula, fontanel, foramen, gap, gape, gat, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, inlet, interval, lacuna, laying open, leak, opening, opening up, orifice, outlet, passageway, pore, slot, space, split, stoma, throwing open, uncorking, unstopping, yawn
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.