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单词 oval window
释义

oval window

noun

: an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule having the base of the stapes or columella attached to its membrane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Beyond the kitchen is a dining area brightened by large casement windows and a pair of oval windows. Julie Lasky, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020 The Brutalist Brussels icon, known for its grid of reflective oval windows, recently reopened as a seven-floor coworking space from Fosbury & Sons called Office Boitsfort. Liz Stinson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2018 The tan brick building with oval windows and stone details was located on the corner of Central Avenue in the midst of a rapidly redeveloping section of Brooklyn that was badly damaged by fire and rioting in the 1970s. Josh Barbanel, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2018 From the oval windows of the packed airplane, many of the at least 60 young men (all flying for the first time) looked down with amazement at the vast darkness beneath them. Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 16 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

oval window

noun

ˈō-vəl- How to pronounce oval window (audio)
: an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule having the base of the stapes or columella attached to its membrane

called also fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli

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