n.
- Architecture. A half-circle window, often with sash bars arranged like the ribs of a fan.
- Chiefly British. A transom.
Dictionary:
fan·light (făn'līt')
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| Architecture: fanlight |
1. A semicircular or semielliptical window over the opening of a door; commonly with radiating rods or bars suggestive of an open fan.
2. Any window occupying a similar position.
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| WordNet: fanlight |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a window above a door and hinged to a transom
Synonyms: transom, transom window
Meaning #2:
a window in a roof to admit daylight
Synonym: skylight
Meaning #3:
a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan
| Translations: Fanlight |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvrundt vindue over dør
Nederlands (Dutch)
waaiervormig raam boven een deur/raam
Français (French)
n. - imposte
Deutsch (German)
n. - Oberlicht, Fächerfenster
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) ημικυκλικός φεγγίτης (πόρτας)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - clarabóia (f)
Русский (Russian)
веерообразное окно
Español (Spanish)
n. - montante de abanico, (arq) abanico
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - solfjädersformat fönster
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
扇形窗
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 扇形窗
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (창문 위쪽의) 부채형 채광창
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) النافذة المروحيه , نافذة نصف دائريه فوق باب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - צוהר, אשנב (מעל לדלת)
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