Fascia
Pronunciation
- IPA: /fæʃə/, /fæʃjÉ™/, /fæʃiËÉ™/
- Rhymes: -æʃə
Origin
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".
Full definition of fascia
Noun
- A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
- A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
- A broad well-defined band of color.
- A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
- A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
- 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.
- (UK) A dashboard.