louver Synonyms
Another word for louver
• noun (Context 1)
Each of a set of angled slats or flat strips fixed or hung at regular intervals in a door, shutter, or screen to allow air or light to pass through while keeping out rain or direct sunshine.
"The architect designed the building with a large wooden slat over the southern windows to block the harsh summer sun."
• noun (Context 2)
An entire window, door, or ventilation unit fitted with horizontal, angled slats.
"He installed a ventilator in the attic to improve air circulation during the hot summer months."
• noun (Context 3)
A domed or lantern-like structure on the roof of a building, originally used in medieval architecture to allow smoke to escape from a central hearth and to admit light.
"The medieval hall was carefully restored to include a traditional cupola on the roof, matching its original fourteenth-century design."