"enface" meaning in English

See enface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From en- + face. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|face}} en- + face Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} enface (not comparable)
  1. (pathology) Of a section of tissue: cut tangentially to an area of interest. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-enface-en-adj-DoYmmGvl Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Writing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Writing: 48 52 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Verb

Forms: enfaces [present, singular, third-person], enfacing [participle, present], enfaced [participle, past], enfaced [past]
Etymology: From en- + face. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|face}} en- + face Head templates: {{en-verb}} enface (third-person singular simple present enfaces, present participle enfacing, simple past and past participle enfaced)
  1. (transitive) To write or print on the face of (a draft, bill, etc.). Tags: transitive Derived forms: enfaced, enfaced paper, enfacement
    Sense id: en-enface-en-verb-kwy2iBmu Categories (other): Writing Disambiguation of Writing: 48 52

Inflected forms

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