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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FACIES

From Latin: appearance, face.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FACIES

facies  [ˈfeɪʃɪˌiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Facies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FACIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

facies

Facies

In geology, a facies is a body of rock with specified characteristics. Ideally, a facies is a distinctive rock unit that forms under certain conditions of sedimentation, reflecting a particular process or environment. The term facies was introduced by the Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly in 1838 and was part of his significant contribution to the foundations of modern stratigraphy, which replaced the earlier notions of Neptunism.

Definition of facies in the English dictionary

The definition of facies in the dictionary is the general form and appearance of an individual or a group of plants or animals. Other definition of facies is the characteristics of a rock or series of rocks reflecting their appearance, composition, and conditions of formation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FACIES


calvities
kælˈvɪʃɪˌiːz
Chinese
tʃaɪˈniːz
classes
ˈklæsiːz
dieses
ˈdaɪəsiːz
disease
dɪˈziːz
ease
iːz
Erinyes
ɪˈrɪnɪˌiːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
heartsease
ˈhɑːtsˌiːz
he´s
hiːz
ingluvies
ɪnˈɡluːvɪˌiːz
Japanese
ˌdʒæpəˈniːz
keys
kiːz
mise
miːz
mollities
mɒˈlɪʃɪˌiːz
paries
ˈpɛərɪˌiːz
please
pliːz
Portuguese
ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz
sanies
ˈseɪnɪˌiːz
tenues
ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACIES

facial angle
facial eczema
facial hair
facial index
facial nerve
facial scrub
facial wash
facially
facie
faciend
facile
facile princeps
facilely
facileness
facilitate
facilitation
facilitative
facilitator
facilitatory
facilities

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACIES

abbacies
accuracies
advocacies
agencies
aristocracies
autocracies
bureaucracies
confederacies
conspiracies
curacies
degeneracies
delegacies
delicacies
democracies
fallacies
inaccuracies
intimacies
legacies
pharmacies
piracies
theocracies

Synonyms and antonyms of facies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «facies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACIES

Find out the translation of facies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of facies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «facies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

facies
570 millions of speakers

English

facies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुखाकृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fácies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

facies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faciès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Facies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fazies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퇴적상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Facies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகத்தோற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fasiyes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

facies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

facji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

facies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσωπείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fasies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

facies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

facies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of facies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACIES»

The term «facies» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.476 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «facies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «facies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about facies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACIES»

Discover the use of facies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to facies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy
This should ensure that this edition sets a further benchmark in sedimentary geology. Reviews of the second edition '...required reading for the professional geologist along with any serious graduate or senior undergraduate student.
Harold G. Reading, 2009
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Sedimentary Facies Analysis
This book celebrates the professional career of Harold Reading, who has played a leading role in the development of the IAS, and has been at the roots of the development of 'facies sedimentology' as an art in itself and as a major tool in ...
A. Guy Plint, 2009
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Lacustrine Facies Analysis: Special Publication 13 of the IAS
This book considers the deposition of sediments in different types of lakes and shows how changes in the lake environment can be interpreted from the sediment facies at the lake floor.
P. Anadon, L. L. Cabrera, K. Kelts, 2009
4
Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget
Provides coverage of the development of sedimentary basins and the rapid progress made in the field over the past decade.
Gerhard Einsele, 2000
5
Deep-Water Processes and Facies Models: Implications for ...
This rock-based book is an attempt to link deep-water process sedimentology with sandstone petroleum reservoirs.
G. Shanmugam, 2006
6
Sequence Stratigraphy and Facies Associations: Special ...
Presents state-of-the-art research papers from the fast-moving field of time stratigraphy. The fundamental principles upon which sequence stratigraphy is based are applicable at a broad range of temporal and physical scales.
Henry W. Posamentier, 2009
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Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and ...
"This volume commemorates the eclectic research of Douglas James Shearman into evaporites, which was initiated by his studies of the prograding UAE coastal sabkhas or salt flats that incorporate evaporite minerals which displace and replace ...
Christopher G. St. c. Kendall, Abdulrahman Alsharhan, 2011
8
Facies Models in Exploration and Development of Hydrocarbon ...
This book provides a number of examples (models) of different approaches and styles from different parts of the world, giving the reader not only new information but also a view of how different countries emphasize their exploration.
Arnold H. Bouma, R. M. Carter, 1991
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Sedimentary organic matter: organic facies and palynofacies
This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary synthesis of this information, coupled with an organic facies approach based on data from both microscopy and bulk organic geochemistry.
Richard V. Tyson, 1995
10
Geochemical Facies Analysis
(1940) took over the essential parts of this definition for the distinction of “ancient geochemical facies”. The facies thereby relate to single beds, or a sequence of beds, which during their formation were exposed to homogenous geochemical ...
Warner Ernst, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term facies is used in the context of the following news items.
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New database documents submarine landslides
... being recognized as significant components of sedimentary basin fills, yet are not predicted by standard sedimentary facies models. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Novel mutations in PAX6, OTX2 and NDP in anophthalmia …
... unilateral aphakia with subluxation of the lens in the other eye, asymmetric facies and a history of mild developmental delays which resolved; ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Review finds strong hydrocarbon indicators in Newgrange offshore …
Both structural and stratigraphic imaging over the prospect have improved substantially, with detailed carbonate seismic facies mapping now ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Odisha High Court quashes vigilance case against CRPF DG …
Holding that there was no prima facies case against Mishra, the HC said the director of vigilance did not “ensure free and fair investigation ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
5
Emerson RMS Helps Operators Maximize Value of Reservoir Assets
This includes seismic interpretation, structural model building, 3D gridding, facies and petrophysical modeling, flow simulation, well planning ... «Control Engineering Asia, Jun 15»
6
Emerson Enhances Its Reservoir Modeling Software to Help …
This includes seismic interpretation, structural model building, 3D gridding, facies and petrophysical modeling, flow simulation, well planning, ... «ARC Advisory Group, Jun 15»
7
Emerson enhances reservoir modeling software
This includes seismic interpretation, structural model building, 3D gridding, facies and petrophysical modeling, flow simulation, well planning ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Asian Mineral Resources Identifies Multiple New High-Grade Nickel …
Ban Phuc has previously been considered to have experienced amphibolite facies metamorphism, under which sulphides were thought to ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
9
St George Mining finds elevated nickel levels from drilling
The 500 metre hole was drilled to test at a deeper level the high MgO facies rocks that were first identified by St George and BHP Billiton ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jun 15»
10
Curiosity update, sols 978-1011: Into Marias Pass; ChemCam back …
on sol 992. As conjunction approached, ChemCam was being put to heavy use exploring the varied and fascinating rock facies in Marias Pass. «The Planetary Society, Jun 15»

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