Facies: A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( fÄ ' shÄ“-Ä“z ' , -shÄ“z ) n. , pl. , facies . Biology . The general aspect or outward appearance, as of a given ...
facies /fa·ci·es/ (fa´she-ēz) pl. fa´cies [L.] 1. the face. 2. surface; the outer aspect of a body part or organ. 3. expression (1). Potter facies the ...
fa·ci·es (f sh-z, -sh z) n. pl. facies. 1. Biology The general aspect or outward appearance, as of a given growth of flora. 2. Medicine The appearance or expression ...
noun, plural fa·ci·es. 1. general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group. 2. Geology . the appearance and characteristics of a sedimentary deposit ...
In geology. facies are a body of rock with specified characteristics. Ideally, a facies is a distinctive rock unit that forms under certain conditions of sedimentation ...