bifacial

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adjective

Having two faces or opposing surfaces.

Similar
bifacebidirectional
OriginEnglish facial ← Medieval Latin faciālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivebifacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two faces or opposing surfaces.
  2. not comparablearchaeologyHaving two sharp cutting edges.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving two faces or fronts

Similar
bifacebidirectional
Also see
bidirectionalbiface

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  10. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  11. Latinfaciō
  12. Latinfaciēs
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  16. Englishfacial
  17. Englishbifacial

From bi- + facial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bifacial

facialspatialracialglacialmaxillofacialmultiracialcraniofacialpalatialbiracialinterglacialorofacialsubglacialpostglacialperiglacialhemifacialdentofacialabbatialacousticofacialacrofacialbasifacialbrachyfacialbuccofacialcardiofacialcentrofacial
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Cite this entry
APA

bifacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifacial

MLA

“bifacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifacial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bifacial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifacial.

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