Facies

//ˈfeɪ.ʃi.iːz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    General appearance. countable, uncountable

    "The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows."

  2. 2
    plural of facie form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions. countable, uncountable

    "costive facies"

  4. 4
    A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, and fossil content. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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countenancefacefavorfeatureskisserlineaments

Example

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"The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”). Doublet of face.

Etymology 2

From facie + -s.

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