English
Alternative spellings
louvre (mainly UK)
Pronunciation
(UK): AHD|lo�oʹv�, IPA|/�lu�v�/, SAMPA|/"lu:v@/
(US): AHD|lo�oʹv�r, IPA|/�lu�v�/, SAMPA|/"lu:v@`/
Noun
en-noun
- A slatted opening in a wall, door or window.
- 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.
- A fin or slat framing such an opening.
- A ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building.
- Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.
Derived terms
louvered, louvred
Translations
Chinese: 天�
Dutch: luifel m
French: auvent m
German: Luftschlitz m
Italian: feritoia f
mid
Japanese: ����
Korean: 미�창
Portuguese: grelha f
Russian: жал�зиий n
Spanish: lumbrera f
See also
jalousie
fa:louver
fr:louver
ru:louver
vi:louver
zh:louver
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