| louver [`lü·vǝr] BUILDING CONSTRUCTION An opening in a wall or ceiling with slanted or sloping slats to allow sunlight and ventilation and exclude rain; may be fixed or adjustable, and may be at the opening of a ventilating duct. Also known as outlet ventilator. ENGINEERING Any arrangement of fixed or adjustable slatlike openings to provide ventilation. ENGINEERING ACOUSTICS An arrangement of concentric or parallel slats or equivalent grille members used to conceal and protect a loudspeaker while allowing sound waves to pass. |