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oval window

noun

Anatomy.
  1. an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oval window1

First recorded in 1675–85
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As they descended lower, she could soon see the tops of the city crested over with spring ivy and little oval windows bursting with flower boxes.

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I remember the first feeling of flying through clouds, spying icebergs in the north Atlantic, admiring a dramatic sunrise framed in an oval window, the flickering lights of a strange sprawling metropolis.

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Ever since I was young, I’ve loved gazing out the oval windows of airplanes and daydreaming about the abstract geometric patterns below.

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Built in 2001, the traditional-style home has classic curb appeal with shake siding, white trim and oval windows that frame the front door.

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It was one of those pointed ones that remind you of a brown wood church, with long oval windows over a cloth-covered speaker.

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