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“Louvers” or “Louvres”

Language

Louvers and louvres are both English terms.

Usage

Louvers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while louvres is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
louvers 95 38 94 90 74 39 0 36 35 0 0 0
louvres 5 62 6 10 26 61 0 64 65 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (95 to 5).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
  • In India, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (94 to 6).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (90 to 10).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (74 to 26).
  • In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
  • In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use louvers or louvres with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “louvers”

  • sides, above which are lancet-arched louvers around the chamber housing chiming
  • and certain actuators such as louvers to control temperature ranges of
  • throughout the year and its louvers are fine-tuned to the orientation
  • gives greater control as the louvers above the divider rail can
  • two smaller arches of fixed louvers.
  • place of the C-pillar mounted louvers.
  • heat is disposed of using louvers resembling the gills of a
  • Exterior louvers and tiles were replaced, new
  • Decorative chrome louvers - which would become a
  • Functional heat extracting hood louvers

Examples of “louvres”

  • Louvre's famous Galerie d’Apollon in Paris.
  • The bellcote has wooden louvres, and a steep pyramidal roof
  • placed window openings with glass louvres.
  • there are three-light, arched belfry louvres on all sides.
  • The pyramid is metal louvres that are self-cleaning with rainwater.
  • Louvre's respective entry
  • approximately 20' tall, and the louvres rise the complete height of
  • the Louvre's Musée des Arts Decoratifs.
  • the castle of Orville near Louvres, which belonged to a Burgundian
  • is enclosed within aluminium T-profiled louvres, screening the activity within and


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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