facet
English
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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]facet (plural facets)
- Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.
- 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.
- 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.
- (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
- (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.
- the articular facet of a bone
- (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
- (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
- (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
- (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.
Derived terms
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[edit]flat surface cut into a gem
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one among many similar yet distinct things
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one of a series of things
one member of a compound eye
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Verb
[edit]facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)
Usage notes
[edit]- Faceting and faceted are more common in the US. Facetting and facetted are more common in the UK.
Translations
[edit]to cut a facet
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French facette (“facet”), diminutive of face.
Pronunciation
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[edit]facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter)
Declension
[edit]Declension of facet
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | facet | facetten | facetter | facetterne |
| genitive | facets | facettens | facetters | facetternes |
Further reading
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facet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da- “facet” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
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[edit]facet n (plural facetten, diminutive facetje n)
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[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin facētus.
Pronunciation
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[edit]facet m pers (female equivalent facetka, diminutive facecik)
- (colloquial) guy, fellow, chap
Declension
[edit]Declension of facet
Descendants
[edit]- → Belarusian: фацэ́т (facét)
Further reading
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