facet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: facet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
facet n a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" Synonym(s): aspect, facet a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facet \Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.] 1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also {facette}.] 2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. 3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. 4. (Zo[94]l.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facet \Fac"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faceting}.] To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.