Definition of Facies. Meaning of Facies. Synonyms of Facies

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Definition of Facies

Facies
Facies Fa"ci*es, n. [L., 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 environment. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill. Facies Hippocratica. (Med.) See Hippocratic.

Meaning of Facies from wikipedia

- Walther's law of facies, or simply Walther's law, named after the geologist Johannes Walther, states that the vertical succession of facies reflects lateral...
- The Hippocratic facies (Latin: facies Hippocratica) is the change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of...
- "face". As a fifth declension noun, facies can be both singular and plural. Examples include: Hippocratic facies – eyes are sunken, temples collapsed...
- Amphibolite facies is usually a product of Barrovian Facies Sequence or advanced Abukuma Facies Sequence metamorphic trajectories. Amphibolite facies is a result...
- Leonine facies is a facies that resembles that of a lion. It is seen in multiple conditions and has been classically described for lepromatous leprosy...
- Elfin (Elven) facies is the form of facies in which the patient has facial characteristics like those traditionally ****ociated with elves. It is characterized...
- (especially corticosteroids), which has led to it being known as Cushingoid facies. Moon face is a type of corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy along with...
- example) the amphibolite facies of a marble will not be identical with the amphibolite facies of a pelite. However, the facies are defined such that metamorphic...
- magmatic body (metasomatism) sometimes takes place. The hornfels facies is the metamorphic facies which occupies the lowest pressure portion of the metamorphic...
- Amanz Gressly in 1838. Analogous with these sedimentary facies a number of metamorphic facies were proposed in 1920 by Finnish petrologist Pentti Eskola...