facet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
A smooth circumscribed surface.
Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

verb

făs′ĭt /ˈfæs.ɪt/ en-us-facet.ogg /ˈfas.ɪt/ /ˈfɛs.ət/ /ˈfa(ː)s.ɪʈ/

facet facets facette faceting facetting faceted facetted

Borrowed from French facette.

aspect

articular facet facetal facetectomy faceter facetlike facet name facet syndrome geofacet microfacet multifacet multifaceted subfacet

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