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Acies vs Facies - What's the difference?

acies | facies |

As a noun acies

is (obsolete) the full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.

As a verb facies is

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acies

English

Noun

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  • (obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
  • * 1658': And therefore providence hath arched and paved the great house of the world, with colours of mediocrity, that is, blew and green, above and below the sight, moderately terminating the '''''acies'' of the eye. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 204)

    • Anagrams

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    facies

    English

    Noun

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  • (plurale tantum) Appearance.
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    • The Chilean Amphijubula'' Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small ''Frullania'' and agrees with ''Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.
  • (plurale tantum, medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions (e.g. costive facies ).
  • (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.

    • Derived terms

    * biofacies * lithofacies * masked facies ----