lamel — meaning in English

English meaning

• louver noun A set of sloping, overlapping slats that let air and light through while keeping out rain.
• slot noun A narrow opening or groove designed to fit something into, or an assigned place in a schedule or sequence.

Senses

lamel is used for these senses in English:

• louver A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]
• louver (chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]
• slot A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.

louver — full definition

1. noun A set of sloping, overlapping slats that let air and light through while keeping out rain.
2. noun A set of narrow slits, such as those in a car bonnet, that allow air to pass through for ventilation.

slot — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening or groove designed to fit something into, or an assigned place in a schedule or sequence.
2. verb To fit or assign something neatly into its place.

Related Danish words