About The Word Facet
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Facet
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What's The Definition Of Facet?
[n] a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
[n] a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) Synonyms | Synonyms for Facet: aspect Related Terms | Find terms related to Facet: angle | anteriority | article | aspect | bold front | border | brave face | brave front | case | circumference | configuration | cortex | count | covering | crust | datum | detail | display | effect | eidolon | element | envelope | epidermis | exterior | external | facade | face | facia | fact | factor | fashion | feature | figure | fore | forefront | foreground | forehand | foreland | forepart | forequarter | foreside | foreword | form | fringe | front | front elevation | front man | front matter | front page | front view | frontage | frontal | frontier | frontispiece | gestalt | guise | hand | head | heading | image | imago | impression | incidental | instance | integument | item | lap | light | likeness | lineaments | look | manner | matter | minor detail | minutia | minutiae | obverse | outer face | outer layer | outer side | outer skin | outline | outside | particular | periphery | phase | phasis | point | preface | prefix | priority | proscenium | reference | regard | respect | rind | seeming | semblance | shape | shell | side | simulacrum | skin | slant | style | superficies | superstratum | surface | thing | top | total effect | twist | view | viewpoint | window dressing | wise See Also | characteristic | feature | sector | side | sphere | subfigure | surface Facet In Webster's Dictionary \Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.]
1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a
diamond. [Written also {facette}.]
2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular
facet of a bone.
3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a
column.
4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up
the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
\Fac"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faceting}.] To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond. |
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