[syn: dashboard, fascia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fascia \Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. Fasci[ae]. [L., a band: cf. It.
fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.]
1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage
or roller.
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2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat
band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands
which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See
Illust. of Column.
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3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat,
immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of
connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an
aponeurosis.
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4. (Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fascia
n 1: a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or
binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: fascia,
facia]
2: instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing
dials and controls [syn: dashboard, fascia]