meaning of facet
1. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
2. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
3. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
4. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
5. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
6. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the
">question"
Related Words
facet | facet plane | facete | faceted | facetiae | faceting | facetious | facetiously | facetiousness | facette |
