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Definition of Facet
1. Noun. A distinct feature or element in a problem. "He studied every facet of the question"
Generic synonyms: Characteristic, Feature
Specialized synonyms: Side, Sector, Sphere, Surface
2. Noun. A smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone).
Definition of Facet
1. n. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
2. v. t. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
Definition of Facet
1. Noun. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. ¹
2. Noun. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things. ¹
3. Noun. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project. ¹
4. Noun. (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans. ¹
5. Noun. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope. ¹
6. Verb. To cut a facet into a gemstone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Facet
1. to cut small plane surfaces on [v -ETED, -ETING, -ETS or -ETTED, -ETTING, -ETS]
Medical Definition of Facet
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1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
Alternative forms: facette.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Facet
Literary usage of Facet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila by Thomas Hunt Morgan, Calvin Blackman Bridges (1916)
"The males of the two cultures 149 and 151 give the order of gens as facet,
vermilion, sable; that is, facet lies to the left of vermilion and toward yellow. ..."
2. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"(Received for publication, December 30, 1919.) Determination of the Period during
Which Temperature is Effective in Modifying the facet Number. ..."
3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"into a concave facet of which the narrow, elevated " head " of the magnum fits.
The distal surface of the magnum is nearly plane, broad in front and narrow ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The external surface presents a narrow, flattened, semilunar facet for articulation
... The internal surface is marked by a smooth, quadrilateral facet, ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The external surface presents a narrow, flattened, semilunar facet for articulation
... The internal surface is marked by a smooth, quadrilateral facet, ..."
6. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1907)
"It is quadrilateral in outline, and otters for our notice (a) a facet or facets for
... (a) Shape of the articular facet for external cuneiform : rounded or ..."
7. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1885)
"The internal facet already mentioned, covers the internal face of the ...
The facet is continuous with the navicular, and is at right angles to its plane. ..."
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