different between fenestration vs defenestration

English

Etymology

Latin fenestratio

Noun

fenestration (countable and uncountable, plural fenestrations)

1. (architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
2. (surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
3. (surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
4. (botany) Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
   • 2005 S. Tucker, Australian Systematic Botany 19(3):193–210. p. 194

     The terms ‘nectar window’ and ‘fenestration’ are used interchangeably for enlarged gaps on the adaxial side of the stamen sheath or tube. The fenestrations facilitate access to the nectaries by a pollinator.

   • 2016 D. W. Armitage, Systematic Botany 103(4):780–785. p. 781

     Foliar traits unique to Darlingtonia include the presence of transparent light-transmitting fenestrations, ...

5. (nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.

Derived terms

• interfenestration
• defenestration
• microfenestration

Related terms

• fenestra
• fenestrated (having windows)

Translations

English

Etymology

From New Latin defenestratio, from d? (“from; out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -atio (suffix indicating an action or process); compare Middle French défenestrer (modern French défenestrer), défenestration, German Fenstersturz. The verb defenestrate was formed later.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??f?n??st?e??(?)n/, /?di?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /di?f?n??st?e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: de?fe?nes?tra?tion

Noun

defenestration (countable and uncountable, plural defenestrations)

1. The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]
2. (Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
3. (computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

Usage notes

Defenestration (sense 1) was historically committed as an act of political dissent, as with the Defenestrations of Prague.

Related terms

• autodefenestration
• defenestrate
• fenestrate
• fenestration

Translations

Further reading

• defenestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• defenestration in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• defenestration at OneLook Dictionary Search