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fenster

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: F EH1 N S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A geologic structure formed by erosion or normal faulting on a thrust system; a tectonic window.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • 1983, J. F. Evernden, R. E. Criss, William Jasper Sando, https://books.google.com/books?id=A8RRAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-SL1-PA1&dq=%22fensters%22+tectonic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipqvOA0bvRAhXIrVQKHaB3BoUQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22fensters%22%20tectonic&f=false Examination of strain data and cross sections suggests that the fensters expose rootless tectonic slices [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Fenster (“window”), from Latin fenestra (“window”).