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facet

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fac·et  (fst)
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. See Synonyms at phase.

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

facet·ed, facet·ted adj.

facet
Noun
1. an aspect of something, such as a personality
2. any of the surfaces of a cut gemstone [French facette little face]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
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.facetfacet - a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure

facet
noun 1. aspect, part, face, side, phase, angle
Translations
facet [ˈfæsɪt] nfaceta

facet [ˈfæsɪt] nfacette f

facet [ˈfæsɪt] nSeite f, Aspekt m;
(of gem) → Facette f

facet [ˈfæsɪt] nfaccetta, sfaccettatura;
(fig) → sfaccettatura

facet
n facet [ˈfasit]
1 a side of a many-sided object, especially a cut jewel the facets of a diamond. faset, slypvlak, kant وُجَيْه، سُطَيْح الماسَه страна faseta side; facet die Schlifffläche έδρα, πλευρά lado, cara tahk سطح viiste facette צַד पक्ष faceta (dragulja), izbrušena ploha csiszolt felület (drágakövön) sisi, segi hlið, flötur sfaccettatura 小面 (다면체, 특히 보석의) 한 면 plokštuma šķautne segi facet side, fasett ścianka 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)面
2 an aspect or view of a subject There are several facets to this question. faset, kant, aspek وَجْه، مَلْمَح، صِفَه аспект stránka aspekt; side; facet die Seite όψη, πλευρά faceta külg جنبه puoli facette הֵיבֵּט पहलू aspekt, strana oldal aspek hlið, flötur aspetto (문제의) 측면 aspektas aspekts aspek facet side, fasett aspekt 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


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Eastward, over the blackened ruins of the Albert Terrace and the splintered spire of the church, the sun blazed daz- zling in a clear sky, and here and there some facet in the great wilderness of roofs caught the light and glared with a white intensity.
(Afterwards I found I had got only a half-truth--or only a glimpse of one facet of the truth.
Nor could I hope to escape the lightning-like movements or hide from those myriad facet eyes which covered three-fourths of the hideous head, permitting the creature to see in all directions at one and the same time.
 
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