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  2. Fenestra - Wikipedia

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    A fenestra (fenestration; pl.: fenestrae or fenestrations) is any small opening or pore, commonly used as a term in the biological sciences. [1] It is the Latin word for "window", and is used in various fields to describe a pore in an anatomical structure.

  3. Defenestration - Wikipedia

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    The event went down in the city's history as the "Cologne Defenestration". [31] In 1961, while being arrested by communist secret service Polish activist Henryk Holland jumped out of window, what led to his death. This event was then widely discussed by dissidents and theories of a possible murder were popular. [32]

  4. Fenestration - Wikipedia

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    Fenestration or fenestrate may refer to: Fenestration (architecture) , relating to openings in a building Fenestra , in anatomy, medicine, and biology, any small opening in an anatomical structure

  5. Defenestrations of Prague - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, the name "the fourth" or "the third defenestration of Prague" is used, although it has no standard meaning. For example, it has been used [ 11 ] to describe the death of Jan Masaryk , who was found below the bathroom window of the building of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 10 March 1948.

  6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    The internal compartments of a building, each divided from the other by subtle means such as the boundaries implied by divisions marked in the side walls (columns, pilasters, etc.) or the ceiling (beams, etc.). Also, the external divisions of a building by fenestration (windows). Bay window

  7. Temporal fenestra - Wikipedia

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    There are four types of amniote skull, classified by the number and location of their temporal fenestrae. Though historically important for understanding amniote evolution, some of these configurations have little relevance to modern phylogenetic taxonomy.

  8. Clerestory - Wikipedia

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    The ribbed vaulting and flying buttresses of Gothic architecture concentrated the weight and thrust of the roof, freeing wall-space for larger clerestory fenestration. Generally, in Gothic masterpieces, the clerestory is divided into bays by the vaulting shafts that continue the same tall columns that form the arcade separating the aisles from ...

  9. Perforate leaf - Wikipedia

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    Perforation seen in Monstera deliciosa. 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 within a given