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Only rendering polygons facing towards the camera
expensive than back-face culling, back-face culling is often applied first. Another similar technique is Z-culling, also known as occlusion culling, which attempts
Back-face_culling
Visibility in 3D computer graphics
the camera and are culled by the renderer. To prevent this artifact, the object must be set as double-sided (i.e. no back-face culling is done) or have
Hidden-surface_determination
Computer graphics technique
Render the shadow volumes (because of culling, only their front faces are rendered). Use front-face culling. Set the stencil operation to decrement
Shadow_volume
Computer graphics rendering technique used to mimic the look of 2D animation
object itself. Back-face culling is inverted and the back-facing triangles are drawn in black. To dilate the silhouette, these back-faces may be drawn in
Cel_shading
Computer graphics technique
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Physically_based_rendering
Method for recursively subdividing a space into two subsets using hyperplanes
is for rendering polygons (that are double-sided, that is, without back-face culling) with the painter's algorithm. Each polygon is designated with a front
Binary_space_partitioning
Planar movement within a Euclidean space without rotation
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Translation_(geometry)
Excluding certain graphical elements from being rendered in a scene
the viewport (frustum culling); orientation (backface culling), obscuration by other scene or model elements (occlusion culling, depth- or "z" clipping)
Clipping_(computer_graphics)
Graphics mode on the Super NES video game console
origin coordinate system, the matrix is applied, and the result is translated back to the original coordinate system to obtain r ′ {\displaystyle \mathbf {r}
Mode_7
Technique for increasing apparent display resolution
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Subpixel_rendering
Procedure to convert 3D scenes to 2D images
volume are discarded; This is called frustum culling. Further culling methods such as back-face culling, which reduces the number of primitives to be
Graphics_pipeline
Type of program in computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Shader
Physical point in a raster image
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Pixel
Machine learning model
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Text-to-image_model
Geometric transformation
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Scaling_(geometry)
Algorithm for visible surface determination in 3D graphics
extremely hard to implement, but it fixes most visual errors. Backface culling involves calculations to see if a triangles points will appear clockwise
Painter's_algorithm
Type of rendering in computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Unbiased_rendering
Type of application software
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Graphics_software
Process of segregating organisms in biology
willing to cull our own species we cannot morally justify culling another. There are non-lethal alternatives which may still be considered culling, and serve
Culling
Operation in computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Alpha_compositing
Geometric transformation that preserves lines but not angles nor the origin
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Affine_transformation
3D computer graphics image rendering method
Z-buffer systems, similar benefits can be gained through rough front-to-back sorting (approaching the 'reverse painters algorithm'), early Z-reject (in
Scanline_rendering
Representation of a 3D object with only its edges rendered
edge list. Unlike representations designed for more detailed rendering, face information is not specified (it must be calculated if required for solid
Wire-frame_model
Element representing a value on a grid in three dimensional space
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Voxel
Shading language for WebGPU
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
WebGPU_Shading_Language
Screen-space shading technique
NVIDIA. Retrieved February 14, 2008. "Face-Off: Dead Space 2". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 1, 2010. "Face-Off: Dead Space 3". Eurogamer. February
Deferred_shading
Depicting depth with levels of darkness
two faces meet. The right image does use distance falloff. Notice that the front face of the closer box is brighter than the front face of the back box
Shading
3D computer graphics rendering technique
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Checkerboard_rendering
Digital image editing technique
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Layers (digital image editing)
Layers_(digital_image_editing)
Simulation of the appearance of being three-dimensional
profile in portraiture and facial recognition, which depicts a person's face that is partway between a frontal view and a side view. In axonometric projection
2.5D
Fundamental unit of a texture map
Wrapping moves the texel in increments of the texture's size to bring it back into the texture. Wrapping causes a texture to be repeated; clamping causes
Texel_(graphics)
Methodological basis for 3D CAD/CAM solid modeling and image rendering
shading of this object. The simplifying assumption is made that if a surface faces a light, the light will reach that surface and not be blocked or in shadow
Ray_casting
Simulation of reflective surfaces
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Reflection (computer graphics)
Reflection_(computer_graphics)
traditional GL API and other high-performance low-level rendering APIs. Back-face culling Culling (discarding) of polygons that are facing backwards from the camera
Glossary_of_computer_graphics
Producing images of 3D scenes
portion of the light travels into the material, is scattered, and then travels back out again. The way color, and properties such as roughness, vary over a surface
Rendering_(computer_graphics)
Technique in video game aesthetic design
buildings, and other unreachable objects are projected onto the cube's faces (using a technique called cube mapping), thus creating the illusion of distant
Skybox_(video_games)
Method to draw shadows in computer graphic images
shadow-casting surface) in the next step. Alternatively, culling front faces and only rendering the back of objects to the shadow map is sometimes used for
Shadow_mapping
Vector space with generalized dot product
degrees. This property is often used in computer graphics (e.g., in back-face culling) to analyze a direction without having to evaluate trigonometric functions
Inner_product_space
Computer graphics techniques for generating realistic animations of fluids
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Fluid_animation
Computer graphics rendering technique
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Spectral_rendering
Sub-field of computer science
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Computer graphics (computer science)
Computer_graphics_(computer_science)
Rendering method
shading of this object. The simplifying assumption is made that if a surface faces a light, the light will reach that surface and not be blocked or in shadow
Ray_tracing_(graphics)
notion of pixel footprint on surfaces or in the texture space, which is the back projection of the pixel on to the scene. Note that this approach can also
Cone_tracing
Algorithms and methods of plotting the Mandelbrot set on a computing device
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Plotting algorithms for the Mandelbrot set
Plotting_algorithms_for_the_Mandelbrot_set
Type of geometric transformation
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Shear_mapping
Third season of Jujutsu Kaisen
adapts the first half of the manga's "Culling Game" story arc. The plot follows the Jujutsu Sorcerers entering the Culling Game with the main objective of fighting
Jujutsu_Kaisen_season_3
Simulation of light in computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Computer_graphics_lighting
3D computer graphics rendering method
can be achieved using adaptive Runge-Kutta methods. The technique dates back to at least the 1980s; the 1989 paper "Hypertexture" by Ken Perlin contains
Ray_marching
Computer software architecture in 3D computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Reyes_rendering
Computer-based generation of digital images
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
2D_computer_graphics
Type of video game graphics
Interplay Entertainment. Obsidian Entertainment in particular wanted to "bring back the look and feel of the Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind
Isometric_video_game_graphics
Distributing contiguous 2D tiles of pixels allows for data scaling by culling data with the view frustum. However, there is a data overhead from objects
Parallel_rendering
Graphics created using computers
seemed to find the perfect solution for many of the graphics problems he faced. Even today, many standards of computer graphics interfaces got their start
Computer_graphics
Computer graphics rendering method using diffuse reflection
the same distribution that a path-tracing program would sample in tracing back one diffuse reflection step; or that a bidirectional ray-tracing program
Radiosity_(computer_graphics)
Generating images by computer software
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Software_rendering
Graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data
animation was Futureworld (1976), which included an animation of a human face and a hand that had originally appeared in the 1972 experimental short A
3D_computer_graphics
Motion of a certain space that preserves at least one point
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Rotation_(mathematics)
Computer graphics algorithm
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Warnock_algorithm
Computer graphics method
passes through space (called attenuation), and how much light is emitted back along the ray (taking absorption and scattering along the ray into account)
Path_tracing
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Diffusion_curve
Group of rendering algorithms used in 3D computer graphics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Global_illumination
Design technique
The length of the third axis is not scaled. Like cavalier perspective, one face of the projected object is parallel to the viewing plane, and the third axis
3D_projection
Technique in computer graphics
moving leftward at different speeds. Their speeds decrease from front to back and correspond to increases in relative distance from the viewer. The ground
Parallax_scrolling
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Fragment_(computer_graphics)
Culling of badgers in the United Kingdom
after the Welsh Labour administration concluded that culling was ineffective. In October 2013, culling in England was tried in two pilot areas in west Gloucestershire
Badger culling in the United Kingdom
Badger_culling_in_the_United_Kingdom
3D projection in which points in 3D space are linearly mapped onto a 2D plane
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Planar_projection
Representing a 3D-modeled object or dataset as a 2D projection
technique, the viewing transformation is transformed such that the nearest face of the volume becomes axis aligned with an off-screen image data buffer with
Volume_rendering
2015 American film
Certification Search" (Type "Culling" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Retrieved August 2, 2020. https://variety.com/2011/film/news/culling-scares-up-cast-1118044776/
The_Culling_(film)
Computer imaging technique
mostly focused on detecting, grouping, and extracting features (edges, faces, etc.) present in a given picture and then trying to interpret them as three-dimensional
Image-based modeling and rendering
Image-based_modeling_and_rendering
Problem of finding obscured edges in a wire-frame 3D model
processors. Therefore, the hidden-line algorithm is time optimal. Back-face culling Elite (video game) L. G. Roberts. Machine perception of three-dimensional
Hidden-line_removal
reality Axis-aligned bounding box Axonometric projection B-spline Back-face culling Barycentric coordinate system Beam tracing Bézier curve Bézier surface
List of computer graphics and descriptive geometry topics
List_of_computer_graphics_and_descriptive_geometry_topics
Surface triangulation Wire-frame model Concepts Affine transformation Back-face culling Clipping Collision detection Planar projection Reflection Rendering
Beam_tracing
Software for Lego modelling
ldraw.org. Retrieved 2019-07-09. "LDraw.org - Language Extension for Back Face Culling (BFC)". www.ldraw.org. Retrieved 2019-07-09. "LDraw.org - MPD Language
LDraw
Sanctioned killings of sharks
(attempting to reduce the risk of shark attacks) as a reason for culling. The impact of culling is also minor compared to bycatch with 50 million sharks caught
Shark_culling
American professional wrestler (born 1996)
Paxley into The Culling stable. On the July 1 episode of NXT, Paxley teamed with Dame to defeat Zaria and Sol Ruca, and joined The Culling. At Evolution
Tatum_Paxley
Sukuna faces off against everyone in Shinjuku, he encounters Kenjaku in the Lake Gosho Colony by chance, as the latter is eliminating Culling Game players
List of Jujutsu Kaisen characters
List_of_Jujutsu_Kaisen_characters
WWE livestreaming event
The Culling. This led to a match between the two on the next episode, where Spears defeated Briggs after interference from the rest of The Culling (Jensen
NXT_Battleground_(2025)
1978 film by John Alan Schwartz
Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited
Faces_of_Death
WWE livestreaming event
much to the chagrin of The Culling. On Night 1 of NXT: Gold Rush, Paxley lost the title back to Jayne after The Culling turned on her. Paxley then sought
NXT_Vengeance_Day_(2026)
WWE television special
Deadline, which Dame won after interference from The Culling. Paxley continued to haunt The Culling, playing psychological games with Vance and Spears,
NXT:_New_Year's_Evil_(2026)
Fictional character from Jujutsu Kaisen
Shibuya ward in the process, before surrendering control back to a traumatized Yuji. Amid the Culling Games, Yuji, Megumi, and their two new allies Hana and Takaba are in
Ryomen_Sukuna
Species of mustelid
1980s, badger culling in the United Kingdom was carried out by gassing to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Limited culling resumed in 1998
European_badger
Short-legged omnivore
badger culling in the United Kingdom was undertaken in the form of gassing, allegedly to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Limited culling resumed
Badger
American baseball player (born 1993)
back injury, McCullers returned to the DL after July 30, after posting a 7.45 ERA and 1–5 record in between DL stints. On October 21, 2017, McCullers
Lance_McCullers_Jr.
British and Australian politician
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (25 June 1827 – 29 January 1896) was a British Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for
Hugh_Childers
WWE livestreaming event and television special
following week, Grace defeated Dame after Dame got distracted by her The Culling stablemate Shawn Spears, thus Grace earned the right to challenge Wren
NXT The Great American Bash (2026)
NXT_The_Great_American_Bash_(2026)
2023 film by Moritz Mohr
Once a year, Hilda gathers 12 people from the city to participate in The Culling, where all twelve are killed on live television. Hilda gathers Boy, Mina
Boy_Kills_World
Set of triangles with shared vertices in a triangle mesh
January 2010. The OpenGL Redbook "GlBegin". glFrontFace glCullFace OpenGL FAQ / 10 Clipping, Culling, and Visibility Testing Azanli, Elvir. Stripe, retrieved
Triangle_strip
the character's name originated from his young son, who suggested "Fork Face" after seeing an early image of the character. Cooley later stated that the
List_of_Toy_Story_characters
Family of aquatic birds
practiced for centuries, with supporters of culling generally arising from the angling community. Culling techniques may involve the killing of birds
Cormorant
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
2018. "Interview transcript, McCartney and Heather, Larry King Live, Seal cull". CNN. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved
Paul_McCartney
Largest living Asian antelope
as they merely break off young shoots. In 1990, it was suggested that culling, building enclosures for the antelopes and fencing off agricultural areas
Nilgai
American breed of dog
lethal to the dogs; it is often the breeder who is lethal to the pups by culling them immediately after birth. Many consider the term "lethal white" to
Australian_Shepherd
1932 Australian nuisance wildlife management campaign
men had suffered no casualties, except for their dignity. Summarising the culls, ornithologist Dominic Serventy commented: The machine-gunners' dreams of
Emu_War
Egyptian mummy displayed in the Louvre
its face. In 1919, the mummy was discovered by Carter in the Valley of the Kings. When it was discovered, the special intricate pattern at the face of
Mummy_of_Bashiri,_Louvre
Defunct 2024 video game
online game to date, eclipsed only by the eight-day service life of The Culling 2. In May 2025, a commemorative release plaque from developer "Chelsea
Concord_(video_game)
Former policy to reduce sharks attacks
Australian shark cull is the common term for a former state government policy of capturing and killing large sharks (shark culling) in the vicinity of
Western_Australian_shark_cull
Pronunciation of 'r' across English dialects
complete and all three vowels are distinct: FACE is [æi], SQUARE is [ɛː] and NEAR is [ɪə]. A near-merger of FACE and SQUARE is possible in General South African
Rhoticity_in_English
WWE livestreaming event
Deadline Will Face Him On Saturday Night's Main Event". Fightful. Retrieved February 2, 2026. Thompson, Andrew (November 18, 2025). "The Culling Turns On Tatum
NXT_Deadline_(2025)
American occult lodge, 1935–1949
Barbara Canright. Louis T. Culling (5/18/1941) had been a follower of Choronzon Club and GBG founder C. F. Russell. In 1946, Culling wrote to Crowley informing
Agape_Lodge
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Male
English
 English byname transferred to forename use, ACE means "number one." Compare with another form of Ace.
Male
English
From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man," from the vocabulary word buck, BUCK means "male deer or goat."
Boy/Male
English
A mace was a medieval weapon used by knights.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Bank.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fay, FAYE means "fairy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal name Boniface.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Fese, a variant of Feese.
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the French personal name Pascal, PACE means "Passover; Easter."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fay, FAE means "fairy."
Male
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Åžtefan, FANE means "crown."
Male
French
 Variant form of Norman French Asce, ACE means "noble at birth." Compare with another form of Ace.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle High German bach ‘stream’. This surname is established throughout central Europe and in Scandinavia, not just in Germany.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English bache.Welsh : distinguishing epithet from Welsh bach ‘little’, ‘small’.Norwegian : Americanized spelling of the topographic name Bakk(e) ‘hillside’ (see Bakke).Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the personal name Bach, a pet form of Bartomolaeus (Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew) or possibly in some cases of Baltazar or Sebastian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Paschalis (see Pascal, Italian Pasquale).nickname for a mild-mannered and peaceable person, from Middle English pace, pece ‘peace’, ‘concord’, ‘amity’ (via Anglo-Norman French from Latin pax, genitive pacis).Italian : from the medieval personal name Pace, used for both men and women, from the word pace ‘peace’ (see 1).
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
Authority
Male
English
Curly Haired
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Roses
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Pleasing
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Nectar
Female
Bulgarian
, living.
Girl/Female
Indian
Wit, Humor, Wisdom, Prudence
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One who Prevents
Girl/Female
Hindi Indian
Gold.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Margin, Limit, Light
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
BACK FACE-CULLING
n.
A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
v. i.
To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
imp. & p. p.
of Face
v. t.
To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.
a.
Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
v. i.
To present a face or front.
a.
Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
v. i.
To place or seat upon the back.
a.
Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
a.
Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
a.
Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
v. i.
To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
n.
The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
v. t.
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
n.
Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.