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