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1. (n.) facet
one of the small polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
2. facet
a similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc.
3. facet
aspect; phase:
all facets of production.
4. facet
one of the corneal lenses of a compound arthropod eye.
5. facet
a small, smooth, flat area on a hard surface, esp. on a bone or a tooth.
6. (v.t.) facet
to cut facets on.
Etymology: (1615–25; < F facette little face. See face , -et)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) aspect, facet
a distinct feature or element in a problem
"he studied every facet of the question"
2. (noun) facet
a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Facet
a little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond
2. (noun) Facet
a smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone
3. (noun) Facet
the narrow plane surface between flutings of a column
4. (noun) Facet
one of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans
5. (verb) Facet
to cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond
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Sense: a side of a many-sided object, especially a cut jewel
the facets of a diamond.
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 Afrikaans: faset, slypvlak, kant |
 Arabic: وُجَيْه، سُطَيْح الماسَه |
 Bulgarian: страна |
 Brazilian: faceta |
 Czech: faseta |
 German: die Schlifffläche |
 Danish: side; facet |
 Greek: έδρα, πλευρά |
 Spanish: lado, cara |
 Estonian: tahk |
 Farsi: سطح |
 Finnish: puoli |
 French: facette |
 Hebrew: צַד |
 Hindi: पक्ष |
 Croatian: faceta (dragulja), izbruš |
 Hungarian: csiszolt felület (drágakö |
 Indonesian: sisi, segi |
 Icelandic: hlið, flötur |
 Italian: sfaccettatura |
 Japanese: 小面 |
 Korean: 자른 면 |
 Lithuanian: plokštuma |
 Latvian: šķautne |
 Malay: segi |
 Dutch: facet |
 Norwegian: side, fasett |
 Polish: ścianka |
 Persian: سطح |
 Pashto: اړخ يا مخ لكه دغمى يا منش |
 Portuguese: faceta |
 Romanian: faţetă |
 Russian: грань |
 Slovak: fazeta, ploška |
 Slovenian: ploskev |
 Serbian: strana |
 Swedish: fasett |
 Thai: เหลี่ยมมุม |
 Turkish: yüz, faseta |
 Taiwanese: (多面體的)面 |
 Ukrainian: грань |
 Urdu: کسی کثیر الجہت شے کا ایک |
 Vietnamese: mặt kim cương |
 Chinese: （多面体的）面 |
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