unifacial

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adjective

Having, or showing, a single face.

“Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.”

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

adjectiveunifacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving, or showing, a single face.
  2. not comparableHaving only one principal or specialized surface or edge.

    Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.

  3. not comparableCylindrical.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving but one principal or specialized surface

Similar
unidirectional
Also see
unidirectional

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  11. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  12. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  13. Latinfaciō
  14. Latinfaciēs
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  18. Englishfacial
  19. Englishunifacial

From uni- + facial.

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Translations

Italian unifacciale
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Portuguese unifacial
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unifacial

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Cite this entry
APA

unifacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unifacial

MLA

“unifacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unifacial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unifacial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unifacial.

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