fenestrations
Holes for light
Fenestrations are openings or perforations in a surface—windows in a building's facade, holes in a surgical instrument, or gaps in biological tissue.
The term appears in architecture, medicine, and biology wherever the pattern of openings matters: The building's fenestrations allowed natural light to flood the interior.
A single opening is a fenestration.
Glass-filled wall openings
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
- aperturesHoles or gaps
- facadesMisleading external appearances
- curtain wallsNon-load-bearing exterior barriers
glazing · mullions · tracery · clerestory · dormer · skylight · louvers · transoms
Plural anatomical passages
- cranialOf the skull
- perforationsSeries of small holes
- surgicalRelating to operations
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
mastoid · orbital · nasal · vertebral · temporal · parietal · osseous · decompression
Tropical vine with fenestrated foliage
- variegationMixed coloring in tissue
- holesOpenings through material
- splitsDivides into parts
- epidermalConcerning the outer skin
stomata · foliar · tropical · houseplant · pinnate · lacunae · cellular · lamina
Cuts made deliberately
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- portsShip berths or device jacks
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
drainage · peritoneal · operative · dissection · exposure · vascular
Openwork of crossed strips
- parametricGoverned by set variables
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- privacy screensBarriers limiting visual access
- light filteringSelective transmission of rays
ornamental · geometric · Islamic architecture · brise-soleil · shading
windows
Glass-filled wall openings
curtain walls · glazing · mullions · tracery · clerestory · dormer · skylight · louvers · transoms · daylighting
foramina
Plural anatomical passages
- cranialOf the skull
- perforationsSeries of small holes
- surgicalRelating to operations
trepanation · mastoid · orbital · nasal · vertebral · temporal · parietal · osseous · decompression · neurosurgery
Swiss cheese plant
Tropical vine with fenestrated foliage
- variegationMixed coloring in tissue
- holesOpenings through material
- splitsDivides into parts
epidermal · stomata · foliar · tropical · houseplant · pinnate · lacunae · cellular · lamina
incisions
Cuts made deliberately
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- portsShip berths or device jacks
trocar · drainage · peritoneal · operative · dissection · exposure · vascular
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- parametricGoverned by set variables
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- privacy screensBarriers limiting visual access
light filtering · ornamental · geometric · Islamic architecture · brise-soleil · shading
- microcirculationcapillaries, arterioles, venules, microvessels, microcirculation
- cactus partsspines, areole, ribs, rib, stem
- kidney anatomykidney, kidneys, nephron, nephrons, glomerulus
fenestrationsblank walls
impermeability · opacity · enclosures · barriers · occlusions