2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Facial \Fa"cial\, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.] Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. -- {Fa"cial*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Facial angle} (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See {Gnathic index}, under {Gnathic}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: facial adj 1: of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression" 2: of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}] 2: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
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