Meaning of FACET
| Pronunciation: | | 'fasit
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- [n] a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
- [n] a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
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| | Synonyms: | | aspect |
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| | See Also: | | characteristic, feature, sector, side, sphere, subfigure, surface | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.]
1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a
diamond. [Written also {facette}.]
2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular
facet of a bone.
3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a
column.
4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up
the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
\Fac"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Faceting}.]
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
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| | Definition: | | A bony prominence on the vertebral arch which forms a joint with similar projection on the upper or lower aspect of an adjacent vertebra. |
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| | Related Terms: | | angle, anteriority, article, aspect, bold front, border, brave face, brave front, case, circumference, configuration, cortex, count, covering, crust, datum, detail, display, effect, eidolon, element, envelope, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face, facia, fact, factor, fashion, feature, figure, fore, forefront, foreground, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, form, fringe, front, front elevation, front man, front matter, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, gestalt, guise, hand, head, heading, image, imago, impression, incidental, instance, integument, item, lap, light, likeness, lineaments, look, manner, matter, minor detail, minutia, minutiae, obverse, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, particular, periphery, phase, phasis, point, preface, prefix, priority, proscenium, reference, regard, respect, rind, seeming, semblance, shape, shell, side, simulacrum, skin, slant, style, superficies, superstratum, surface, thing, top, total effect, twist, view, viewpoint, window dressing, wise |
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