facing vs marginal

facing

adj
  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

marginal

adj
  • Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge). 

  • Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election. 

  • Written in the margin of a book. 

  • Sharing a border; geographically adjacent. 

  • Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category. 

  • Barely productive. 

  • Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good. 

noun
  • Something or somebody that is marginal. 

  • A constituency won with a small margin. 

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