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facia

facia is the alternative form of fascia.

Meaning of fascia

Noun

fascia (plural fascias or fasciae or fasciæ)

  1. A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
    Synonyms:
    frieze
  2. A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
    Synonyms:
    case
  3. (UK) A dashboard.
    Synonyms:
    dashboard
  4. A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
  5. A broad well-defined band of color.
  6. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.

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Forms of facia

pluralfacias

Phrases with facia

Questions about facia

What is facia the alternative form of?
Facia is the alternative form of fascia.

Words near facia in the dictionary

  1. fachan
  2. fachans
  3. fachidiot
  4. fachidiots
  5. Fachtna Fáthach
  6. facia
  7. FaCIAbook
  8. facial
  9. facial angle
  10. facial angles
  11. facial arteries

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