Definition of Fenestella

1. Noun. Oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault.

Exact synonyms: Lunette
Generic synonyms: Opening
Group relationships: Vault

Definition of Fenestella

1. n. Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fenestella

fendered
fenderhead
fenderheads
fenderless
fenders
fendier
fendiest
fendiline
fending
fending off
fendliche
fends
fends off
fendy
feneration
fenestella (current term)
fenestra
fenestra cochleae
fenestra nov-ovalis
fenestra of the cochlea
fenestra of the vestibule
fenestra ovalis
fenestra rotunda
fenestra vestibuli
fenestrae
fenestrals
fenestrane
fenestranes
fenestras

Literary usage of Fenestella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"Paleontology of New York. 1887. 6:, pi- 42> fig- 16-18. Onondaga limestone Cherry Valley, Otsego со. NYCA White, coll. 1860 fenestella ..."

2. Teuffels̓ History of Roman Literature by Wilhelm Sigismund Teuffel (1891)
"The manner in which fenestella is here associated with the pontificales libri agrees with the ... The fragments of fenestella were last collected by ..."

3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1905)
"DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOLOGY OF fenestella. ... of the shape characteristic of the adult fenestella colony do ..."

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