Louver

Word LOUVER
Character 6
Hyphenation lou ver
Pronunciations /ˈluːvə/

Definitions and meanings of "Louver"

What do we mean by louver?

A framed opening, as in a wall, door, or window, fitted with fixed or movable horizontal slats for admitting air or light and often for shedding rain. noun

One of the slats used in such an opening. noun

One of the narrow openings formed by such slats. noun

A slatted, ventilating opening, as on the hood of a motor vehicle. noun

A lantern-shaped cupola on the roof of a medieval building for admitting air and providing for the escape of smoke. noun

A form of lantern or turret rising from the roof of a hall or other apartment in medieval domestic edifices, at first open at the sides. noun

A chimney-flue. noun

In architecture, a long window-like opening closed with broad slats sloping downward and outward. See abat-vent. noun

The aperture in a dove-cote at which the bird enters; also, the dove-cote itself. noun

To supply with louvers. noun

A small lantern. See lantern, 2 (a). noun

Same as louver boards, below. noun

A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously, to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure. noun

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. noun

Slatted work. noun

A slatted opening in a wall, door or window. noun

Any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain. noun

A fin or slat framing such an opening. noun

A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.

(chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.

Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

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The word "louver" in example sentences

All air and exhaust outlets are installed beneath the sash, letting air run outside through the terrace louver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Richards says the repair involves applying an adhesive to refasten the louver to the hood. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dealers will put an adhesive on the hood louver to keep it secure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the wind rattled through our louver windows, I was sure the night stalker was lurking outside. ❋ Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg (2010)

The clip tabs on the hood louver may break causing it to rattle against the hood and become loose. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Additional clips could also break and the hood louver could detach from the vehicle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A louver screen that will cover the seven-story base, bringing it flush with neighboring buildings, will be added in the next four months. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hummer spokesman Nick Richards says louver on the hood can come loose and possibly detach while driving. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The interior, one big, multifunctional living area, is kept at a comfortable temperature by custom vacuum insulation panels, phase-change material in the drywall and automated louver-covered windows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now completely solar-powered, the 5,200-square-foot home features gable roof vents and wooden louver doors that maximize natural light and cooling in order to minimize the use of solar electricity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, instead of using smokestack-like ventilation towers prominent at many reactor sites, the ventilation system appears to have been built along the walls of the building, with louver openings not visible from the air, the authors contended. posted by GayandRight @ 9:08 AM ❋ GayandRight (2008)

Very nicely done. sharp microwave oven troubleshooting sharp microwave convection oven sharp microwave oven parts sharp household microwave oven sharp convection microwave oven r995e directions sharp convection microwave oven sharp half pint microwave oven sharp microwave oven sharp microwave oven louver parts ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Riders of Rohan are as Germanic as they come, but louver came into English from Old French. ❋ Glenda Larke (2007)

My favourite example - though not a gaffe, quite the reverse - is J.R.R. Tolkien's louver in the hall of Meduseld, the hall of the King of Rohan. ❋ Glenda Larke (2007)

Dismantled the stack, convinced it to leave in the direction of the sliding doors - and it took a six-inch detour away from the walls to vanish through the louver of the central air floor vent. ❋ Badger (2006)

On either side of the big plate-glass windows were smaller louver windows, unscreened and cranked open full, the cold winter air pouring in. ❋ King, Laurie R. (2006)

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