fascia

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fascia (a band, bandage, swathe). Related to fascēs (bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting), from Proto-Indo-European bʰasko- "band, bundle".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /fæʃə/, /fæʃjə/, /fæʃiːə/
  • Rhymes: -æʃə

[edit] Noun

fascia (plural fascias or fasciae)

  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.
  2. A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
  3. A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
  4. A broad well-defined band of color.
  5. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
  6. The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.
  7. (UK) A dashboard.

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[edit] Usage notes

  • The plural fascias is used for the first five definitions while fasciae is used for the sixth.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈfaʃ.ʃa/
  • Hyphenation: fà‧scia

[edit] Noun

fascia f. (plural fasce)

  1. strip, band
  2. bandage
  3. sash
  4. belt (geography)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

fascia (genitive fasciae); f, first declension

  1. band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative fascia fasciae
genitive fasciae fasciārum
dative fasciae fasciīs
accusative fasciam fasciās
ablative fasciā fasciīs
vocative fascia fasciae

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