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adjective
of the face: facial expression.
for the face: a facial cream.
noun
a treatment to beautify the face.
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Origin of facial 1600â10; 1910â15
for def. 3 ; <Medieval Latin
faciÄlis. See
face ,
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OTHER WORDS FROM facial fa·cial·ist, noun fa·cial·ly, adverb
Words nearby facial face up to ,
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face with ,
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exterior ,
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foremost
How to use facial in a sentence Earlier this month Canadian privacy authorities found Clearview had breached local laws when it collected photos of people to plug into its facial recognition database without their knowledge or permission.
He measured out the distances between different facial features in printed photographs and fed them into a computer program.
VRE said the agency does not expect changes to enforcement, in which conductors request compliance from any passenger not wearing a facial covering.
This has implications not just for image generation, but for all computer-vision applications, including video-based candidate assessment algorithms, facial recognition, and surveillance.
Some workers donât like the role their companies have in society, such as selling AI software to militaries or facial recognition tools to police.
He knew all about cilantro and the best facial cleanses, but in bed and on the kitchen table he was all about the ladies.
Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.
Leaflets were widely distributed during that era saying that facial covering was what separated the Muslim woman from the infidel.
The black abaya and facial covering was imposed on all female government employees, and on schools and universities.
Montgomery gets his star turn when his facial recognition and code-breaking âtechnologyâ caught the eye of the CIA.
He was not quite sure of himself just then; his lips trembled a little; he could not altogether control his facial muscles.
Second, his prognathism, or projection of the jawsâhis index of facial angle being about 70, as compared with the Caucasian 82.
Even more belligerent than the words was the tone and the facial expression of the speaker.
Then suddenly all the muscles around his mouth tightened like the facial muscles of a man who is hammering something.
But the nose grew longer and facial hair reappeared; simultaneously her complexion cleared, her posture straightened.
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British Dictionary definitions for facial
adjective
of or relating to the face
noun
a beauty treatment for the face, involving cleansing, massage, and cosmetic packs
Derived forms of facial facially , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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