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Showing words for FACIES using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Facies

facies, scaife

5 Letter Words for Facies

acies, cafes, faces, facie, fasci, fices, saice, sifac

4 Letter Words for Facies

aces, asci, cafe, case, ceas, esca, face, fasc, feis, fica, fice, fies, fisc, fise, ices, safe, saic, seif, sice, sife

3 Letter Words for Facies

ace, aes, ais, ase, caf, cai, cfi, cfs, cia, cie, cif, cis, csi, eas, efs, esc, fac, fas, fcs, fec, fei, fes, fie, ice, ifc, ife, ifs, ise, sac, sai, scf, sci, sea, sec, sei, sic, sie, sif

Definitions for Facies

[1] general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
[2] Geology . the appearance and characteristics of a sedimentary deposit, especially as they reflect the conditions and environment of deposition and serve to distinguish the deposit from contiguous deposits. Compare metamorphic facies.
[3] Medicine/Medical . a facial expression characteristic of a disease or pathological condition.
[4] Archaeology . a distinctive phase of a prehistoric cultural tradition.
[5] the general form and appearance of an individual or a group of plants or animals
[6] the characteristics of a rock or series of rocks reflecting their appearance, composition, and conditions of formation
[7] med the general facial expression of a patient, esp when typical of a specific disease or disorder See Hippocratic facies

Words nearby Facies

facial palsy, facial tic, facial tissue, facial vein, facialist, facies, facile, facile princeps, facilis descensus averno, facilitate, facilitation

Origin of Facies

1350–1400, for an earlier sense; Middle English < Latin: form, figure, appearance, face, akin to facere to make

Other words from Facies

sub·fa·ci·es , noun, plural sub·fa·ci·es.

Word origin for Facies

C17: from Latin: appearance, face