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dormer
dor·mer D0345900 (dôr′mər)n.1. A small roofed structure projecting outward on a larger sloping roof.2. A window set in such a structure.
[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep; see dormant.]dormer (ˈdɔːmə) n (Architecture) a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof. Also called: dormer window [C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory]dor•mer (ˈdɔr mər)
n. 1. Also called dor′mer win′dow. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof. 2. the entire projecting structure. [1585–95; < Middle French dormoir dormitory] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dormer - a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical windowdormer windowwindow - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air |
Translationsdormer
dormer a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof DormerA structure projecting from a sloping roof, usually housing a vertical window that is placed in a small gable, or containing a ventilating louver. arched dormerA dormer that has a semi-cylindrical-shaped roof; the head of the window in the dormer may be either rounded or flat.  eyebrow dormerA low dormer on the slope of a roof. It has no sides; the roof is carried over it in a continuous wavy line. hipped dormerA dormer whose roof has a miniature hipped appearance in front, dying into the main roof surface at the back.  inset dormerA dormer that is partially set below a sloping roof, unlike the usual dormer that projects entirely above the sloping roof. Same as recessed dormer. recessed dormerA dormer with all or part of the window set back into the roof surface, resulting in the sill being lower than the roof.shed dormerA dormer whose eave line is parallel to the main eave line of the roof, and whose flat roof plane slopes downward in a direction away from the ridge line of the main roof. wall dormerA dormer whose face is integral with the face of the wall below.  dormer, dormer windowA structure projecting above a sloping roof, usually housing a vertical window. It is not part of the roof structure but is framed separately, and often provides daylight and ventilation for a room located in a garret or loft space. For definitions and illustrations of specific types, see arched dormer, deck dormer, eyebrow dormer, flat-head dormer, gable dormer, hipped dormer, inset dormer, mission dormer, oval dormer, Palladian dormer, pedimented dormer, pitched-roof dormer, pointed dormer, polygonal dormer, recessed dormer, ridge dormer, round dormer, segmental dormer, shed dormer, through-the-cornice dormer, triangular dormer, wall dormer, watershed dormer.
dormer window, dormer  dormer window A vertical window which projects from a sloping roof, placed in a small gable.dormer
Synonyms for dormernoun a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical windowSynonymsRelated Words |