单词 | louver |
释义 | louver —louvered, adj. /looh"veuhr/, n. 1. 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. 2. a fin or slat framing such an opening. 3. a ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building. 4. any of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used esp. for ventilation. 5. a door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers. v.t. 6. to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door. Also, esp. Brit., louvre. [1325-75; ME lover < MF lovier < MD love gallery. See LOBBY] |
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