unfenestrated

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ fenestrated.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɛnɪstɹeɪtɪd/
  • Hyphenation: un‧fen‧es‧trat‧ed

Adjective

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unfenestrated (comparative more unfenestrated, superlative most unfenestrated)

  1. (sciences) Not perforated.
    • 2010, SP Ambesh, Principles and Practice of Percutaneous Tracheostomy, page 156:
      These double cannula tubes may be fenestrated or unfenestrated with a connector that fits with 15 mm ventilator tubing.
  2. (rare) Without windows.
    Synonym: windowless
    Antonyms: fenestrated, windowed
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest [], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 52:
      On the engineering diagrams the Pump Room's maybe about twenty meters directly beneath the centermost courts [] – an unfenestrated oval chamber with six man-sized curved ducts radiating up and out to exit points on the grounds above.