fascia

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fascia

/ˈfæʃə/
/ˈfæʃjə/
/ˈfæʃi.ə/
/ˈfeɪʃə/
/ˈfeɪʃjə/
/ˈfeɪʃi.ə/

Rhymes with -æʃə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”). Related to fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Cognate with fajita, fess, and fascism.

noun fascias · fasciae · fasciæ

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.
Similar: frieze
A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
Similar: case
UK A dashboard.
Similar: dashboard
A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that 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 with a cassock by clergy of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
Similar: sash
The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis. The deepest layer of cervical fascia consists of two main subdivisions: the alar and prevertebral fasciae.
The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: facia, pane, panel, bracket, strip, strake, dashboard, pad, band, belt, ribbon, stripe, zone, gang, section, bandwidth

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noun band of material covering the ends of roof rafters

Русский	фа́сция fáscija

noun broad well-defined band of color

Русский	полоса́ polosá, поло́ска polóska

noun band, sash, or fillet

Русский	поясо́к pojasók, ле́нта lénta, бинт bint

noun tissue

Español	fascia
中文	筋膜 jīnmó
Português	fáscia
Deutsch	Faszie
Русский	фа́сция fáscija

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@misc{fascia_2026,
  title = {fascia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fascia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}