FACET


Meaning of FACET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-sət ]

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 ˈfa-sə-təd adjective

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