oval window
nounDefinition of oval window
: an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule having the base of the stapes or columella attached to its membrane
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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, "This Brutalist masterpiece is now a gorgeous coworking space," 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, "Two Girls Die in Brooklyn Fire," 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, "Their Road to Turkey Was Long and Grueling, but the Short Flight Home Was Crueler," 16 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oval window.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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oval window
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Medical Definition of oval window
: 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