1. (architecture) a horizontal band or strip on a building, especially below the roof line or above windows and doors
   "The house had decorative wooden fascia boards along the roofline";
   - facia [Brit]
    
2. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
   "The massage therapist worked on releasing tension in the fascia";
   - facia [Brit]
    
3. [Brit] The board above a shop with the name written on
   "The new fascia made the store more visible from across the street";
   - facia [Brit]
    
4. [Brit] Instrument panel on an automobile or aeroplane containing dials and controls
   "The pilot scanned the aircraft's fascia for any warning lights";
   - dashboard, dash [informal], facia [Brit]

Derived forms: fasciae, fascias

Type of: board, connective tissue, control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel

Encyclopedia: Fascia