blockface

ˈblɑkˌfeɪs

Definition

Definition of blockface - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

urban

TECH.

the front of a city block

TECH.

The new store is located on the blockface.

city block

architecture

TECH.

the side of a block of buildings

TECH.

They walked along the blockface to find the restaurant.

microscopy

TECH.

side of a resin block with a sample

TECH.

The blockface was carefully prepared for electron microscopy.

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Images of blockface

the front of a city block
side of a resin block with a sample

Origin of blockface

English, block (solid piece) + face (surface)

Examples of blockface in a sentence

They painted murals on the blockface.
The blockface was lined with shops.
They painted the entire blockface.
The blockface was trimmed to reveal the sample.
Researchers examined the blockface under a microscope.

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French:devanture, façade du pâté de maisons, ...
German:Blockfront, Blockseite, ...
Italian:facciata del blocco, lato del blocco, ...
Spanish:fachada de la manzana, lado de la manzana, ...
Portuguese:fachada do quarteirão, lado do quarteirão, ...
Chinese:街区正面, 街区侧面, ...
Japanese:ブロックの正面, ブロックの側面, ...
Arabic:واجِهَة الحَيّ, واجهة المبنى, ...
Hebrew:חֲזִית הַמִּתְחָם, פְּנֵי הַבְּלוֹק, ...
Russian:фасад квартала, сторона квартала, ...
Ukrainian:фасад кварталу, бік кварталу, ...
Hindi:ब्लॉक का सामने का हिस्सा, ब्लॉक का किनारा, ...
Bengali:ব্লকফেস, ...
Catalan:façana del bloc, costat del bloc, ...
Czech:uliční fronta, průčelí bloku, ...
Danish:blokfront, bloksiden, ...
Dutch:blokgevel, blokzijde, ...
Greek:πρόσοψη οικοδομικού τετραγώνου, πλευρά οικοδομικού τετραγώνου, ...
Hungarian:várostömb utcafrontja, utcaoldal, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃប្លុកអគារក្នុងក្រុង, ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃប្លុកអគារ, ...
Korean:블록 정면, 블록 측면, ...
Persian:نمای بلوک شهری, سمت بلوک, ...
Polish:front bloku, bok bloku, ...
Portuguese (BR):fachada do quarteirão, lado do quarteirão, ...
Romanian:fațada blocului, latura blocului, ...
Swedish:blockets framsida, blockets sida, ...
Thai:ด้านหน้าของบล็อก, ด้านข้างของบล็อก, ...
Turkish:blokun önü, blokun yanı, ...
Vietnamese:mặt tiền khu phố, bên khu phố, ...

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