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Fascia

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Noun

1. facia, fascia

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

2. dashboard, fascia

instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fascia

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noun plural -ciae (-ʃɪˌiː)
1. 
the flat surface above a shop window
2. architecture
a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice
3. (ˈfæʃɪə)
fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles
4. biology
a distinctive band of colour, as on an insect or plant
5. British a less common name for dashboard (sense 1)
6. 
a casing that fits over a mobile phone, with spaces for the buttons

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Fascia

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nounWord forms: plural ˈfasciˌae (ˈfæʃii ; fashˈēē; ˈfæʃi ; fashˈē; for 2 ˈfeɪʃii ; fāˈshēē; ˈfeɪʃi ; fāshˈē) or ˈfascias
1. 
a flat strip; band; fillet
2.  British
a. 
an instrument panel or dashboard, as of an automobile
b. 
a board over a shop front, bearing the proprietor's name, etc.
3.  Anatomy
a thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles or inner organs of the body
4.  Architecture
a flat, horizontal band, esp. one of two or three making up an architrave
5.  Biology
a distinct band of color

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fascia

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n. pl. fas·ci·ae (făshē-ē′, fäshē-ē′)
1. Anatomy
a. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
b. The tissue of which such a sheet or band is composed.
2. Biology A broad and distinct band of color.
3. Architecture
a. A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.
b. (fāshə) pl. fas·cias A board covering the ends of rafters on the eaves of a building. Also called fascia board.
4. (fāshə) pl. fas·cias
a. The shape or styling of the front or rear end of an automobile.
b. Chiefly British The dashboard of a motor vehicle.

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