fascia

Meanings

Plural: fasciae, fascias, fasciæ

Noun

• a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
• instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
• 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 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 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 muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.
• The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.

Synonyms

case, dashboard, facia, frieze, sash