Meaning of LOUVER
| Pronunciation: | | 'loovur
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| | Definition: | | [n] one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain |
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| | Synonyms: | | fin, louvre |
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| | See Also: | | jalousie, slat, spline | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,
lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of
ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)
A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2
(a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and
{luffer}.]
{Louver} {boards or boarding}, the sloping boards set to shed
rainwater outward in openings which are to be left
otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a
louver, etc.
{Louver work}, slatted work.
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| | Related Terms: | | air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, blowhole, breathing hole, louverwork, naris, nostril, shaft, spilehole, spiracle, touchhole, transom, vent, ventage, venthole, ventiduct, ventilating shaft, ventilator, wind tunnel |
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