Fascia Definition

făshē-ə
fasciae, fascias
noun
fasciae
A flat strip; band; fillet.
Webster's New World
A thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles or inner organs of the body.
Webster's New World
A board over a shop front, bearing the proprietor's name, etc.
Webster's New World
An instrument panel or dashboard, as of an automobile.
Webster's New World
The shape or styling of the front or rear end of an automobile.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Fascia

Noun

Singular:
fascia
Plural:
fasciae, fascias

Origin of Fascia

  • 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".

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin band

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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