Multiface
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A combination of multiple faces on a single head.
"Again, a multiface is present; here the button has two doughnut, punctated eyes with a smoothed, raised appliqué that appears to be a smiling mouth."
- 2 A set of multiple aspects.
"There is nationalism in this multiface."
- 3 A stone tool constructed by chipping off flakes from every side.
"Unifacial and multifacial tools are, on average, the largest tools at JAAP-1 while edge-only and bifacial tools tend to be similar in average size and somewhat smaller than the unifaces and multifaces."
- 1 Having multiple faces or visages. not-comparable
"The Beast is a multiface doll. One face represents the Beast, the other, that of the handsome Prince."
- 2 Having multiple front sides or facets. not-comparable
"The multiface four-way signals shall consist of an assembly of bodies and optical systems as specified above for the single-face bracket-type signals."
- 3 Occurring on or pertaining to multiple faces or sides. not-comparable
"Multiface cutting greatly increasees production, and obtains greater accuracy and uniformity in the pieceds produced."
Example
More examples"The Beast is a multiface doll. One face represents the Beast, the other, that of the handsome Prince."
Etymology
From multi- + face.
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