variants
or louvre
1
: a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
2
a
: an opening provided with one or more slanted fixed or movable fins to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy
b
: a finned or vaned device for controlling a flow of air or the radiation of light
c
: a fin or shutter of a louver
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These observations were then translated into the home’s design, including the placement of louvers to modulate light and shade and massive windows that both frame the sweeping views afforded by the location and allow for natural lighting and cross-ventilation during the day.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
There are no louvers on the long hood, which in itself, is the longest on a Morgan.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
Overhangs and sun-shading louvers outside of the kitchen and family room control glare without blocking the views to Lake Michigan below.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
This helps encourage airflow and movement inside the home, while adjustable louvers are used to control sunlight, blocking it in summer and maximizing it for warmth in winter.
—Adam Williams
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
There are no louvers on the long hood, which in itself, is the longest on a Morgan.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
Overhangs and sun-shading louvers outside of the kitchen and family room control glare without blocking the views to Lake Michigan below.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
This helps encourage airflow and movement inside the home, while adjustable louvers are used to control sunlight, blocking it in summer and maximizing it for warmth in winter.
—Adam Williams
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Louver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/louver. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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louver
noun
lou·ver
variants
or louvre
1
: an opening provided with one or more slanted strips to allow flow of air or light but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy
2
: one of the slanted strips of a louver
louvered
adjective
-vərd
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