facet

facet

a small polished surface of a cut gem; aspect; phase; side: Consider every facet of the argument.

Not to be confused with:

faucet – a device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe by opening or closing it; a tap or spigot: You’ll need a plumber to fix that leaky faucet.

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fac·et

 (făs′ĭt)

n.

1. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.

2. Anatomy A small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth.

3. Biology One of the lenslike visual units of a compound eye, as of an insect.

4. One of numerous aspects, as of a subject.

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[French facette, from Old French, diminutive of face, face; see face.]

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fac′et·ed, fac′et·ted adj.

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facet

(ˈfæsɪt)

n

1. (Jewellery) any of the surfaces of a cut gemstone

2. an aspect or phase, as of a subject or personality

3. (Architecture) architect the raised surface between the flutes of a column

4. (Zoology) any of the lenses that make up the compound eye of an insect or other arthropod

5. (Anatomy) anatomy any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone

vb, -ets, -eting, -eted, -ets, -etting or -etted

(Jewellery) (tr) to cut facets in (a gemstone)

[C17: from French facette a little face]

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fac•et

(ˈfæs ɪt)

n., v. -et•ed, -et•ing (esp. Brit.) -et•ted, -et•ting. n.

1. one of the small polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.

2. a similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc.

3. aspect; phase: all facets of production.

4. one of the corneal lenses of a compound arthropod eye.

5. a small, smooth, flat area on a hard surface, esp. on a bone or a tooth.

v.t.

6. to cut facets on.

[1615–25; < French facette little face. See face, -et]

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facet

Past participle: faceted/facetted
Gerund: faceting/facetting

Imperative

facet

facet

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" aspect characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" side - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" sector, sphere - a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" surface - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
	2.	facet - a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure

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facet

noun

1. aspect, part, face, side, phase, angle The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.

2. face, side, surface, plane, slant The stones shone back at her, a thousand facets of light in their white-gold settings.

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facet

noun

The particular angle from which something is considered:

angle, aspect, frame of reference, hand, light, phase, regard, respect, side.

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Translations

وَجْه، مَلْمَح، صِفَهوُجَيْه، سُطَيْح الماسَه

fasetastránka

facetsideaspekt

FacetteFassetteSchliffflächeSeite

faceta

askelhioapuolitahovaihe

facettetailler

csiszolt felület

hliî, flötur

aspettofaccettasfaccettatura

plokštuma

aspektsšķautne

fasett

граньогранитьфасетка

fazeta

fasetatarafyönyüz

多面体的面方面

facet

[ˈfæsɪt] N (= feature) → faceta f, aspecto m; [of gem] → lado m, faceta f

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facet

[ˈfæsɪt] n

(= aspect) [personality] → facette f; [issue, situation, problem, question] → facette f
There are many facets to this problem → Ce problème a de multiples facettes.

[diamond, gem] → facette f

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facet

n (lit) → Facette f; (fig) → Seite f, → Aspekt m

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facet

[ˈfæsɪt] n (of gem) → sfaccettatura, faccetta (fig) → sfaccettatura, aspetto, lato

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facet

(ˈfasit) noun

1. a side of a many-sided object, especially a cut jewel. the facets of a diamond. faset, slypvlak, kant وُجَيْه، سُطَيْح الماسَه страна faceta faseta die Schlifffläche side; facet έδρα, πλευράlado, cara tahk سطح puoli facetteצד पक्ष faceta (dragulja), izbrušena ploha csiszolt felület (drágakövön) sisi, segi hlið, flötur sfaccettatura 小面 자른 면 plokštuma šķautne segi facetside, fasett ścianka اړخ يا مخ لكه دغمى يا منشور faceta faţetă грань fazeta, ploška ploskev strana fasett เหลี่ยมมุม yüz, faseta (多面體的)面 грань کسی کثیر الجہت شے کا ایک پہلو mặt kim cương （多面体的）面

2. an aspect or view of a subject. There are several facets to this question. faset, kant, aspek وَجْه، مَلْمَح، صِفَه аспект faceta stránka die Seite aspekt; side; facet όψη, πλευράfaceta külg جنبه puoli facetteהיבט पहलू aspekt, strana oldal aspek hlið, flötur aspetto 面 양상 aspektas aspekts aspek facetside, fasettaspekt اړخ faceta aspect аспект stránka pogled aspekt sida, aspekt ด้านมุมมอง yön, taraf (事物的)方面 аспект کسی موضوع کا ایک پہلو khía cạnh vấn đề （事物的）方面

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fac·et

n. faceta, pequeña parte lisa en la superficie de una estructura dura semejante a la de los huesos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

facet

n (anat) faceta; — joint injection inyección facetaria (form), inyección en la faceta articular

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