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Facial - 7 dictionary results

fa⋅cial

[fey-shuhl]
–adjective
1. of the face: facial expression.
2. for the face: a facial cream.
–noun
3. a treatment to beautify the face.

Origin:
1600–10; 1910–15 for def. 3; < ML faciālis. See face, -al 1


fa⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
fa·cial   (fā'shəl)   
adj.  Of or concerning the face: facial cosmetics; facial hair.
n.  A treatment for the face, usually consisting of a massage and the application of cosmetic creams.
fa'cial·ly adv.

Facial

Fa"cial\, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.] Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. -- Fa"cial*ly, adv.

Facial angle (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Language Translation for : Facial
Spanish: facial,
German: Gesichts-…,
Japanese: 顔の

Main Entry: fa·cial
Function: adjective
: involving or apparent from the face of something (as a statute) <facial discrimination> facial challenge to the law> —fa·cial·ly adverb

Main Entry: 1fa·cial
Pronunciation: 'fA-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or affecting the face <facialneuralgia>
2 : concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face
3 : relating to or being the buccal and labial surface of a tooth —fa·cial·ly /-sh&-lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2facial
Function: noun
1 : a treatment to improve the appearance of the face
2 : a facial part (as a nerve or artery)

facial fa·cial (fā'shəl)
adj.
Relating to the face.

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