fascia

English

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".

Pronunciation

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

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.

Derived terms

• fascial

Translations

band of material covering the ends of roof rafters

Finnish: räystäslauta (fi), päätylauta (fi)

face or front cover of an appliance

Finnish: etulevy (fi)

architecture: one of the three bands which make up the architrave

Finnish: palkki (fi)

broad well-defined band of color

Finnish: raita (fi), väriraita (fi)

band, sash, or fillet

Finnish: nauha (fi)

tissue

Finnish: kalvo (fi); ihonalaiskudos (fi) (loose, fatty issue under skin), sidekalvo (fi) (connective tissue covering muscles), kalvojänne (fi) (aponeurosis)

dashboard — see dashboard

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

• AFAICS
• facias

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fascia f. (plural fasce)

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

Anagrams

• fiasca

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Latin

Noun

fascia (genitive fasciae); f, first declension

1. band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon

Inflection

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

Descendants

• Italian: fascia
• Portuguese: faixa
• Romanian: fașă, fâșie
• Spanish: haza