facet (redirected from Facets)

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.

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

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facet·ed, facet·ted adj.

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facet [ˈfæsɪt]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) any of the surfaces of a cut gemstone

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

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect the raised surface between the flutes of a column

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the lenses that make up the compound eye of an insect or other arthropod

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone

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

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) (tr) to cut facets in (a gemstone)

[from French facette a little face]

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.

Translations

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

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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 puoli facette צַד पक्ष faceta (dragulja), izbrušena ploha csiszolt felület (drágakövön) sisi, segi hlið, flötur sfaccettatura 小面 자른 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 （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 stránka aspekt; side; facet die Seite όψη, πλευρά faceta külg جنبه puoli facette הֵיבֵּט पहलू aspekt, strana oldal aspek hlið, flötur aspetto 面 양상 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 （事物的）方面