fascia

Muscle's connective wrapping

Fascia has meanings that come together under the idea of a flat band or layer.

In architecture, it's a horizontal board covering the ends of roof rafters or running beneath eaves.

In anatomy, fascia is the thin sheath of connective tissue surrounding muscles and organs: The surgeon cut through the fascia to access the kidney.

British usage includes the dashboard of a car and the signboard above a shopfront.

automotive

dashboard

Vehicle control panel

interior trim · glove box · center console · A-pillar · B-pillar · headliner · dash · cockpit · infotainment · climate control

anatomy

connective tissue

Supportive biological matrix

thoracolumbar · compartment · sheath · membrane · fibroblast · ground substance · tensegrity

bodywork

foam rolling

Bodyweight massage on cylinder

deep tissue · massage · mobility · adhesion · scar tissue · unwinding · bodywork

molding

fillet

Boneless meat portion

  • beadPierced ornament for threading
  • casingEnclosing cover or frame
  • baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction

crown molding · trim · edging · skirting · architrave · dado · cornice · beading · profile · moulding

architecture

soffit

Architectural element's underside

bargeboard · cornice · dentil · entablature · frieze · rake · verge · weatherboard · banding

storefront

signage

Posted public displays

  • shopfrontRetail establishment's street-facing exterior
  • awningMounted overhead shelter
  • marqueeTheater entrance canopy

lettering · nameplate · storefront · retail · signboard · frontage · display · commercial · branding · illuminated

Categories
Opposites
architectural element position

fasciarear

Back portion or raise

back panel · soffit · interior trim · rafter · joist

anatomical connective tissue type

fasciabone

Hard skeletal tissue

cartilage · skeletal structure · skeleton · tendon · ligament

tissue function - binding vs. separating

fasciacavity

Empty space within

void · lumen · body cavity · gap

Phrases
Family

fascicle, fascias, fasciitis

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