Fenestration or fenestrate may refer to:
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Fenestration (architecture)
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent ma ...
, relating to openings in a building
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Fenestra
A fenestra (fenestration; : fenestrae or fenestrations) is any small opening or pore, commonly used as a term in the biology, biological sciences. It is the Latin word for "window", and is used in various fields to describe a pore in an anatomy, ...
, in anatomy, medicine, and biology, any small opening in an anatomical structure
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Leaf window
Leaf window, also known as epidermal window, and fenestration, is a specialized leaf structure consisting of a translucent area through which light can enter the interior surfaces of the leaf where photosynthesis can occur. The translucent struct ...
, or fenestration, a translucent or transparent area in a plant leaf
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Perforate leaf
Perforate leaves, sometimes called fenestrate, occur naturally in some species of plants. Holes develop as a leaf grows.
The size, shape, and quantity of holes in each leaf can vary greatly depending on the species and can even vary greatly withi ...
, sometimes described as fenestrate, a leaf that develops large holes as it grows
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rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water). On an airplane, the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw ...
s of some ships, supposedly giving greater control
See also
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Defenestration
Defenestration (from Neo-Latin ) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War. This ...
, the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
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National Fenestration Rating Council, an American organization that evaluates the energy performance of fenestration products
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