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FASCIA

dashboard, fascia

(noun) instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

fascia, facia

(noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fasciae

plural of fascia

Source: Wiktionary


FASCIA

Fas"ci*a, n.; pl. Fasciæ. Etym: [L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.]

1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See Illust. of Column.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A broad well-defined band of color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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