adj
Meaning 1
Having, or showing, a single face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
unifacial
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rhymes with -eɪʃəl
adj
Meaning 2
Having only one principal or specialized surface or edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.
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adj
Meaning 3
Cylindrical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having but one principal or specialized surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a primitive unifacial flint tool
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English unifacial From uni- + facial.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: unifacciale — Translations
- Portuguese: unifacial — Translations