unifacial en · ADJ
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- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English unifacial From uni- + facial.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having, or showing, a single face.
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(not-comparable) Having only one principal or specialized surface or edge.
Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.
- (not-comparable) Cylindrical.
Deriveds
Translations (2)
it unifacciale (Translations) · pt unifacial (Translations)