facet
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Definitions offacet
- Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
Example: "This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value."
- One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
Synonyms: aspect
Example: "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.
Example: "We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it."
- One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
- A smooth circumscribed surface.
Example: "the articular facet of a bone"
- 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 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.
- To cut a facet into a gemstone.
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