facet

Borrowed from French facette.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæsɪt/

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• Rhymes: -æsɪt

facet (plural facets)

1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

   This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.

2. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.

   Synonym: aspect

   The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.

3. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.

   We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it.

4. (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
5. (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.

   the articular facet of a bone

6. (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
7. (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
8. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
9. (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

• multifaceted
• facetal
• articular facet

facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)

1. To cut a facet into a gemstone.

• Faceting and faceted are more common in the US. Facetting and facetted are more common in the UK.

Borrowed from French facette (“facet”), diminutive of face.

• IPA^(key): /fasɛt/, [faˈsɛd̥]

facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter)

1. facet

• facet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “facet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from French facette.

• IPA^(key): /faːˈsɛt/

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• Hyphenation: fa‧cet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

facet n (plural facetten, diminutive facetje n)

1. facet

• facetoog

• Afrikaans: faset
• → Indonesian: faset

Borrowed from Latin facētus. Doublet of facecja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.t͡sɛt/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sɛt
• Syllabification: fa‧cet

facet m pers (female equivalent facetka, diminutive facecik)

1. (colloquial) guy, fellow, chap

• facet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• facet in Polish dictionaries at PWN