facciata

Definitions of facciata
  1. noun
    the side that is seen or that goes first
    synonyms: prospetto
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    antonyms:
    didietro
    the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    types:
    archetto, prua
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
    ogiva
    front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
    type of:
    fiancata, fianco, lato
    an extended outer surface of an object
  2. noun
    one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
    synonyms: faccia, pagina
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    types:
    recto
    right-hand page
    type of:
    foglio
    a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
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