facet

facet (fas′it)

noun

any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem
any of a number of sides or aspects, as of a personality
Anat. any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part
Archit. the raised plane between the flutes of a column
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 -·eted or -·et·ted, -·et·ing or -·et·ting

to cut or make facets on

aspect, face, side; see phase, plane 1. See syn. study at phase.

Preposition: of

diamond: None of us was an expert in more than one facet of a brilliant diamond of issues.
life: Like all facets of modern life, the Internet has touched forensic science.

Object

bead: Beautiful round pearl beads interspersed with rose faceted beads make a statement of a high society look.
injection: Medial Branch Blocks Indications Some doctors prefer to perform medial branch nerve blocks instead of facet joint injections.
classification: According to Adiuri its domain centric, faceted classification, search and navigation application, Waypoint, is transforming the way users find information.

Converse of object

encompass: From the birth in Switzerland of HTML in 1991, the Web has grown to encompass every facet of our lives.
explore: We'll have two days to explore the many facets of this small island.
depict: Dancers 1 female Choreographic Style Each of the waltzes depicts a different facet of Duncan's personality.
reveal: Every bend of the road reveals new facets of an ancient landscape which has been inhabited for at least 5,000 years.
illustrate: A fully worked example illustrates the major facets of the analysis of small samples.
examine: This course examines the various facets of the system concept.

Adjective modifier

articular: The graft was harvested locally from the medial or lateral talar articular facet.
lateral: The sky line radiograph taken at 30 degrees of knee flexion may show lateral tilt of the patella onto the lateral facet.
many: Do we allow the many facets of what we're exposed to come together in some hybrid fashion?
striking: In chips but most striking facet the two types many of becquerel's.
various: The course will prepare you for entry into various facets of the interior design professions.
different: The three indicators allow different facets of access to be measured.

Modifies a noun

joint: The pain may be associated with frequent cracking or clicking of the facet joints.
publishing: Facet Publishing is the leading international publisher of books for the library and information profession.
indicator: These artificial terms are also called ' facet indicators ' or ' guide terms ' .

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