Definition
In geology and paleontology, the change in character of a rock formation or sediment layer over a geographic distance, or the process of developing distinctive bands or stripes.
Etymology
From Latin 'facies' (face, appearance, character) plus -ation suffix. The geological meaning emerged in the 19th century to describe how rock layers change character laterally.
Kelly Says
Geologists use 'faciation' to read Earth's ancient history—if a sandstone layer gradually becomes limestone across a region, it reveals an ancient shoreline where different materials settled!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
julk ( julk )
julk
ARالعربية
زخرفة (zakhrafa)
zah-khr-fah
BNবাংলা
সংস্করণ (sankaran)
san-ka-ran
CACatalà
faciació
fa-thee-AH-syoh
CSČeština
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
DADansk
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
DEDeutsch
Faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
ELΕλληνικά
εσωτερικό (esoteriko)
eh-soh-teh-ree-koh
ESEspañol
faciación
fa-thee-AH-syohn
FAفارسی
زخرفة (zakhrafa)
zah-khr-fah
FISuomi
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
FRFrançais
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
GUGU
બેઠક (beṭhak)
beh-thaak
HEעברית
חזית (chizat)
chi-zaht
HIहिन्दी
संस्करण (sankaran)
san-ka-ran
HUMagyar
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
ITItaliano
faciatione
fa-thee-AH-syoh-neh
JA日本語
ファシエーション (fashiēshon)
fa-she-e-shon
KMKM
ប្រាក់ (praak)
praak
KO한국어
파시아션 (pa-sia-syeon)
pa-see-ah-syeon
MRMR
संस्करण (sankaran)
san-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင် (pyu pyin)
pyoo pyin
NLNederlands
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
NONorsk
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
PAPA
संस्करण (sankaran)
san-ka-ran
PLPolski
faciacja
fa-tsee-ah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
RORomână
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
RUРусский
фацияция (faciacia)
fa-tsee-ah-tsee-ah
SVSvenska
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
SWKiswahili
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரம் (alankaram)
a-lan-ka-ram
TEతెలుగు
స్వరూపం (swaroopam)
swa-roo-paam
THไทย
การตกแต่ง (kar-tok-daeng)
ka-rot-daeng
TLTL
faciation
fa-thee-AH-syohn
TRTürkçe
faciasyon
fa-thee-AH-syohn
UKУкраїнська
фаціяція (faciacia)
fa-tsee-ah-tsee-ah
URاردو
زخرفة (zakhrafa)
zah-khr-fah
VITiếng Việt
trang trí
trang-tri
ZH中文
面部装饰 (miàn bù zhuāng shì)
m yen boo jo-wang shee
ZUZU
umngcwabo
oom-ng-kwa-boh