'Facial' definitions:
Definition of 'facial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression"
adjective
Of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
noun
Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve]
noun
Care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
Definition of 'Facial'
From: 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]