"fascia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæʃə/, /ˈfæʃjə/, /ˈfæʃi.ə/, /ˈfeɪʃə/, /ˈfeɪʃjə/, /ˈfeɪʃi.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fascia.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fascia2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fascia3.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fascias [plural], fasciae [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”). Related to fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Cognate with fajita, fess, and fascism. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fascia||a band, bandage, swathe}} Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”), {{m|la|fascēs||bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting}} fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰask-||bundle, band}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fasciae}} fascia (plural fascias or fasciae)
  1. (architecture) 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. Wikidata QID: Q5436625 Categories (topical): Architectural elements Synonyms: frieze Translations (band of material covering the ends of roof rafters): корниз (korniz) (Bulgarian), boeiboord [neuter] (Dutch), boeideel [neuter] (Dutch), räystäslauta (Finnish), päätylauta (Finnish), фа́сция (fáscija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-en:Q5436625 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'band of material covering the ends of roof rafters': 56 1 3 8 7 13 3 7 2
  2. A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone. Synonyms: case Translations (face or front cover of an appliance): арматурно табло (armaturno tablo) (Bulgarian), etulevy (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-JlC2G-LA Disambiguation of 'face or front cover of an appliance': 3 88 2 1 0 2 1 2 0
  3. (UK) A dashboard. Wikidata QID: Q1417134 Tags: UK Synonyms: dashboard
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-en:Q1417134 Categories (other): British English
  4. (architecture) A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (architecture: one of the three bands which make up the architrave): palkki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-bGPJNnZW Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'architecture: one of the three bands which make up the architrave': 4 0 2 82 2 5 2 2 0
  5. A broad well-defined band of color. Translations (broad well-defined band of color): полоса (polosa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), raita (Finnish), väriraita (Finnish), полоса́ (polosá) [feminine] (Russian), поло́ска (polóska) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-KEUirjHf Disambiguation of 'broad well-defined band of color': 3 0 2 4 84 3 1 1 1
  6. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller. Categories (topical): Medical equipment Translations (band, sash, or fillet): лента (lenta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), бинт (bint) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nauha (Finnish), поясо́к (pojasók) [masculine] (Russian), ле́нта (lénta) [feminine] (Russian), бинт (bint) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-jQK0Bco7 Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 10 5 7 9 4 32 4 24 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 9 20 4 30 8 12 7 Disambiguation of 'band, sash, or fillet': 5 1 6 16 3 54 13 2 1
  7. (ecclesiastical, fashion) A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches. Wikidata QID: Q1078244 Categories (topical): Fashion Synonyms: sash
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-en:Q1078244 Topics: ecclesiastical, fashion, lifestyle, religion
  8. (anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Animal tissues Translations (tissue): fàscia [feminine] (Catalan), 筋膜 (jīnmó) (Chinese Mandarin), povázka [feminine] (Czech), fascie [feminine] (Czech), kalvo (Finnish), ihonalaiskudos (english: loose, fatty issue under skin) (Finnish), sidekalvo (english: connective tissue covering muscles) (Finnish), kalvojänne (aponeurosis) (Finnish), peitinkalvo (Finnish), faskia (Finnish), Faszie [feminine] (German), bőnye (Hungarian), шандыр (şandyr) (Kazakh), fáscia [feminine] (Portuguese), фа́сция (fáscija) [feminine] (Russian), fascia [feminine] (Spanish), fascia [common-gender] (Swedish), fasya (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-RlvmrGWl Disambiguation of Animal tissues: 11 2 5 14 2 22 8 31 4 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'tissue': 6 2 6 8 2 13 6 56 2
  9. The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.
    Sense id: en-fascia-en-noun-6OdpwQ3j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Abernethy's fascia, Buck's fascia, fascia adherens, fascia bulbi, fascial, fascia lata, plantar fascia, superficial fascia, transversalis fascia Related terms: fascial

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      "roman": "jīnmó",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "筋膜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "povázka"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fascie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "kalvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "loose, fatty issue under skin",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "ihonalaiskudos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "connective tissue covering muscles",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "sidekalvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "kalvojänne (aponeurosis)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "peitinkalvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "faskia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Faszie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "bőnye"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "şandyr",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "шандыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fáscia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fáscija",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фа́сция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fascia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fascia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tissue",
      "word": "fasya"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Fascia (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "fascia"
}

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