FACING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does facing mean? 

• FACING (noun)
  The noun FACING has 4 senses:

1. a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

2. an ornamental coating to a building

3. a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

4. providing something with a surface of a different material

  Familiarity information: FACING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("facing" is a kind of...):

liner; lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)

Holonyms ("facing" is a part of...):

collar; neckband (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)

cuff; turnup (the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg)

Derivation:

face (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ornamental coating to a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

facing; veneer

Hypernyms ("facing" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Derivation:

face (cover the front or surface of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A protective covering that protects the outside of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cladding; facing

Hypernyms ("facing" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facing"):

revetement; revetment; stone facing (a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment)

Derivation:

face (cover the front or surface of)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Providing something with a surface of a different material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

facing; lining

Hypernyms ("facing" is a kind of...):

application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facing"):

babbitting (lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal)

Derivation:

face (cover the front or surface of)

 Context examples 

Growing sunflowers begin the day with their heads facing east, swing west through the day, and turn back to the east at night.

(Sunflowers move from east to west, and back, by the clock, NSF)

That side of the tooth facing the midline.

(Mesial Surface, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to tidal locking, the planet's surface temperature facing the star is roughly 4300°C (7772°F), more than the surface temperature of an average Red Dwarf star.

(Astronomers reveal discovery of the hottest gas giant exoplanet known yet, Wikinews)

For example, when the elongated cloud is facing us, more of its surface area is exposed and the signal is greater.

(Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup, NASA)

At roughly 30 inches long, it would have lacked the typical elongated shark's profile, instead having a stubby snout and large, forward-facing eyes.

(Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought, National Science Foundation)

These worlds orbit extremely close to their stars, with one side of the planet permanently facing the star.

(Water Is Destroyed, Then Reborn in Ultrahot Jupiters, NASA/JPL)

“Except that, up to 30 days later, the virus is found in low quantities in the brain, and the animal is still alive, though facing memory damage. This damage persists.”

(Zika virus found to harm adults’ memory and motor system, Agência Brasil/EBC)

The extracellular facing lipid layer of the plasma membrane.

(Outer Leaflet of the Lipid Bilayer, NCI Thesaurus)

The wall facing the outside of the vestibule of the inner ear.

(Outer Wall of the Vestibule, NCI Thesaurus)

Finding, attracting, and affording new personnel is often a major problem facing many businesses.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)