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facet definition

facet (fas′it)

noun

  1. any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem
  2. any of a number of sides or aspects, as of a personality
  3. Anat. any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part
  4. Archit. the raised plane between the flutes of a column
  5. Zool. the outer surface of an ommatidium of a compound eye, as in many insects and crustaceans

Etymology: Fr facette, dim. of face, face

transitive verb faceted -·eted or facetted -·et·ted, faceting -·et·ing or facetting -·et·ting

to cut or make facets on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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