facial
adjective
fa·cial
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Definition of facial
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: of or relating to the face
facial expressions
2
: concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face
facial
nounDefinition of facial (Entry 2 of 2)
: a treatment to improve the condition or appearance of the facial skin
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Other Words from facial
Adjective
facially
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of facial in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
San Francisco and Oakland have already adopted sweeping bans on the use of facial recognition software. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal suspects," 13 Aug. 2019 And Amazon’s facial recognition software misidentified 28 members of Congress as criminals. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "A California police robot is flagging “blacklisted” people and cars," 8 Aug. 2019 The police might then run the video through facial recognition software, which is imperfect and might incorrectly identify innocent people as potential suspects. — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, "Amazon is developing high-tech surveillance tools for an eager customer: America's police," 8 Aug. 2019 The 3-0 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco over Facebook’s facial recognition technology exposes the company to billions of dollars in potential damages to the Illinois users who brought the case. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Facebook loses facial recognition appeal," 8 Aug. 2019 Employees at Amazon, Google and Microsoft have called on management to stop selling facial recognition technology and other services to law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon Walmart employees staging a walkout to protest gun sales," 7 Aug. 2019 Jordon is quick to point out that the cameras do not record private property or use facial recognition or license plate reading technology. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Police Department ramps up use of streetlamp video cameras, ACLU raises surveillance concerns," 5 Aug. 2019 The software giant has even called for greater regulation of facial recognition software, saying the technology is too important for tech giants to police themselves. — Jay Greene, Washington Post, "Microsoft to pay $26 million to settle probe into Hungarian kickback scheme," 22 July 2019 These systems seem to be everywhere – in self-driving cars, facial recognition software, financial fraud detection, robotics, helping with medical diagnoses and elsewhere. — Gabriel A. Silva, The Conversation, "Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each other," 9 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The clinic still offers a variety of non-medical skin treatments as well, including facials, body waxing and body brushing. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Monique’s Skin Care Center under new ownership," 17 July 2019 The spa offers a wide range of massages, facials, and body treatments, all of which incorporate fresh, all-natural ingredients that are hand-mixed on the spot. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "An Artists’ Guide to the Paradisiacal Beach Town of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica," 2 Jan. 2019 The spa, which draws inspiration from Asian practices, offers facials of all types, massages, reflexology, aromatherapy, wraps and more. — Sarah Kuta, The Know, "Serious self-care: A guide to Colorado’s must-visit spas," 30 July 2019 From facials to fillers, Monique’s Skin Care Center offers a wide variety of skin treatments. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Monique’s Skin Care Center under new ownership," 17 July 2019 With more Americans earning steady paychecks, demand for massages and facials has increased, and the company plans to add 60 locations this year and roughly 1,800 jobs. — Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, "US adds solid 224,000 jobs; Fed rate cut may be less certain," 5 July 2019 In my Sunday facials on Instagram, my readers were asking for more affordable alternatives. — Glamour, "I'm a Beauty Editor in London and My Entire Routine Costs $18,598 a Year," 30 Apr. 2019 Deep-tissue massages and facials are still on offer, but the best spas are tapping into the healing powers of Mother Nature, creating programs ranging from therapeutic gardening to forest bathing. — Jen Murphy, Sunset, "Our 2019 Spa Survey of the West," 22 Jan. 2018 Downtown Dog Lounge offers blueberry facials and calming cannabis treats. — Richard Read, chicagotribune.com, "Alexa, how many dogs come to work at Amazon Seattle? 7,000," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'facial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for facial
facial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of facial
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to a person's face
facial
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of facial (Entry 2 of 2)
: a beauty treatment to make a person's face look and feel better
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facial
adjective
fa·cial
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Kids Definition of facial
: of or relating to the face
facial hair
facial
adjective
fa·cial
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Medical Definition of facial
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the face
facial neuralgia
2
: concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face
3
: relating to or being the buccal and labial surface of a tooth
Other Words from facial
facially
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adverb
facial
nounMedical Definition of facial (Entry 2 of 2)
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: a treatment to improve the appearance of the face
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