Look up: facies

1. facies
   Latin, meaning: face, visage, countenance / aspect, appearance, look, condition.
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2. Facies
   The sum total of features such as sedimentary rock type, MINERAL content, SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES, BEDDING characteristics, fossil content, etc. which characterise a sediment as having been deposited in a given environment.
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3. Facies
   Geological term describing the composition and characteristics of a rock formation.
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4. Facies
   Group of metamorphic rocks formed under a particular set of physical conditions from any rock type. Rocks of the greenschist, amphibolite and granulite facies are all formed at moderate pressures (depths of 10 - 30km), but at low, medium and high temperatures respectively.
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5. facies
   sedimentological description of rock;
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6. Facies
   Facies: A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face.
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7. facies
   a) Braun-Blanquet`s term for a local modification of an association, generally of small extent, characterised by great (but sometimes temporary) abundance of some one species; b) Clements` term for the seral equivalent of his faciation Category: Botany and zoology
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8. Facies
   Fa'ci·es noun [ Latin , from, face. See Face .] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its envir...
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9. facies
   <clinical sign> Expression or appearance of the face. Some disease states or genetic disorders have characteristic facies. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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10. facies
    (fa´she-ēz) pl. fa´cies Latin word meaning face. a specific surface of a body structure, part, or organ. the expression or appearance of the face.
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11. Facies
    • (n.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill. • (n.) The anterior part of the head; the face. • (n.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment.
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12. facies
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fā′shē-ēz, fash′-ēz Synonyms: face1, surface, facet1, expression2
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13. Facies
    The term facies is used to describe the face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill.
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14. facies
    Body of rock strata possessing unifying characteristics usually indicative of the environment in which the rocks were formed. The term is also used to describe the environment of formation itself or unifying features of the rocks that comprise the facies. Features that define a facies can include co...
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15. Facies
    A rock unit defined by its composition, internal geometry and formation environment
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16. facies
    (L: face face/features) the sum total of features, such as rock type, mineral content, fossil content, which characterise a sediment as having been deposited in a given environment.
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17. Facies
    In geology, `facies` are a body of rock with specified characteristics.<ref name="Reading" /> Ideally, a facies is a distinctive rock unit that forms under certain conditions of sedimentation, reflecting a particular process or environment. The term `facies` was introduced by the Swiss ...
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18. Facies
    (medical) In medical contexts, `facies` are distinctive facial expressions associated with specific medical conditions. It comes from the Latin word for "face".<ref name="urlDorlands Medical Dictionary:facies">--> As a fifth declension noun,<ref name="urlNOUNS O...
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