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Fenestrate

Fe-nes′trate

,
Adj.
[L.
fenestratus
, p. p. of
fenestrare
to furnish with openings and windows.]
1.
Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated;
as,
fenestrate
membranes;
fenestrate
fronds.
2.
(Zool.)
Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.

Definition 2024


fenestrate

fenestrate

English

Adjective

fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

  1. fenestrated
  2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
    fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds
  3. (zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Verb

fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

  1. (surgery) Cut an opening into

Related terms


Italian

Adjective

fenestrate

  1. feminine plural of fenestrato

Latin

Adjective

fenestrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of fenestrātus