n.
Pronunciation: ' fa-s ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: French facette, diminutive of face
Date: 1625
1 : a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) ― see BRILLIANT illustration
2 : any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
3 : the external corneal surface of an ommatidium
4 : a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)
– fac · et · ed or fac · et · ted \ ' fa-s ə -t ə d \ adjective