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facial

facial

196 3.5
About the face or how it looks
  • adjective
  • /ˈfeɪʃəl/
translation icon : facial
  • He studied the patients' facial expressions to better understand their emotional responses.
  • facial expressions
  • facial features
  • facial hair

It's fragrance free, paraben free, great facial oil and I love it.

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Examples

  • And then we have some facial mist in the front.

  • Well, one of the things that is attractive is facial symmetry.

  • And inside there are five facial skin care products.

  • It's got one of those facial recognition locks on it.

    Knox Goes Away (2024)

  • This is a way to enhance your facial features, such as the cheekbone.

  • During the first task, notice how engaged the carer is and their facial expressions.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And this is a microcurrent facial toning device for use at home.

  • It's fragrance free, paraben free, great facial oil and I love it.

    Tati

  • The attention to detail extends to the facial expressions and the trader's dignified bearing.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Good speakers pay attention to their body language, which includes facial gestures, posture, movements, eye contact, and hand gestures.

    Academic text (2011)

Compounds

facial hair
26 1.0

Hair that grows on the face, like a beard or mustache

facial recognition
  • Specialized
26 4.1

A way for a computer to identify a person by their face

facial expression
24 1.8

A look or movement on the face that shows feelings

facial muscle
  • Specialized
3 3.3

A part of the face that moves skin to make expressions

facial nerve
  • Specialized
2 5.5

A nerve that controls the muscles that move the face and carries feeling from it

facial tissue
1 2.0

A soft paper for wiping the face or nose

facial artery
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the face and neck

facial gesture
1 2.9

A movement of the face to show emotion or send a message without words

facial pain
1 4.4

An unpleasant feeling in the face, often near the jaw or cheek

common facial vein
  • Specialized
5.3

A vein that takes blood from the face and drains into a large vein in the neck

anterior facial vein
  • Specialized
8.2

A vein at the front of the face that carries blood from the cheek toward the neck

facial vein
  • Specialized
6.7

A blood vessel that takes blood away from the face

facial index
  • Specialized
9.2

How wide a face is compared to its height, shown as a percent

facial profiling
  • Specialized
8.3

Identifying people by their faces in photos or videos, often to find criminals

posterior facial vein
  • Specialized
8.4

A blood vessel in front of the ear that carries blood from the face toward the neck

Surface Forms

facial positive

Morphology

facial = face (transparent) = face + ial

Clear adjectival formation from 'face' with the productive suffix '-ial', so 'relating to the face' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Facial comes from the Latin facies, which means 'face', and is related to the English word face. So facial means 'of the face'.