Facies

Full definition of facies

Noun

1. (plurale tantum) Appearance.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|6The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.
2. (plurale tantum, medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions (e.g. costive facies).
3. (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.

Derived terms

• biofacies
• lithofacies
• masked facies