fenestra

Noun

Meaning

A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bay oriel casement dormer porthole hole window bow slot cavity aperture clearing crack disclosure cleft
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Antonyms

galaxy same world success beginning headland
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Hypernyms

porta opening orifice

Hyponyms

round window oval window fenestra of the vestibule fenestra ovalis fenestra vestibuli fenestra cochleae

Phrases with the word

fenestra of cochlea

Derivatives

fenestrae

Anagrams

fastener refasten Feenstra

Examples

This is connected indirectly with the eardrum via a mostly cartilaginous extracolumella and medially to the inner-ear spaces via a widened footplate in the fenestra ovalis. Source: Internet

For example, the Portuguese word fresta is descended from Latin fenestra "window" (and is thus cognate to French fenêtre, Italian finestra, Romanian fereastră and so on), but now means "skylight" and "slit". Source: Internet

It is however doubtful that all anapsids lack temporal fenestra as a primitive trait, and that all the groups traditionally seen as anapsids truly lacked fenestra. Source: Internet

Lizards have skulls with only one fenestra on each side, the lower bar of bone below the second fenestra having been lost. Source: Internet

Many Germanic languages however adopted the Latin word 'fenestra' to describe a window with glass, such as standard Swedish 'fönster', or German 'Fenster'. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fenestella fenestellae fenestellid fenestra cochleae fenestra of cochlea fenestra of the cochlea