- facet face·t
- -ta, -ci; loc sg -cie
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Facet (disambiguation) — Facet may have the following meanings. * Facet, a flat surface of a geometric shape, e.g., of a gemstone. * Facet in mathematics (topology, geometry) is a special type of face. * In anatomy::* A facet is part of a compound eye.:* A facet joint is … Wikipedia
Facet — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facet — 1620s, from Fr. facette (12c., O.Fr. facete), dim. of face (see FACE (Cf. face)). The diamond cutting sense is the original one. Related: Faceted; facets … Etymology dictionary
facet — [fas′it] n. [Fr facette, dim. of face, FACE] 1. any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem: see GEM 2. any of a number of sides or aspects, as of a personality 3. Anat. any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part 4. Archit … English World dictionary
face — [n1] front of something; expression, exterior air, appearance, aspect, cast, clock, countenance, dial*, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage*, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser*, light*, lineaments, look … New thesaurus
facet — [n] surface; aspect angle, appearance, character, face, feature, front, hand, level, obverse, part, phase, plane, side, slant, switch, twist; concept 835 … New thesaurus
facet — ► NOUN 1) one side of something many sided, especially of a cut gem. 2) an aspect: different facets of the truth. DERIVATIVES faceted adjective. ORIGIN French facette little face … English terms dictionary
Face (geometry) — In geometry, a face of a polyhedron is any of the polygons that make up its boundaries. For example, any of the squares that bound a cube is a face of the cube. The suffix hedron is derived from the Greek word hedra which means face .The (two… … Wikipedia
Facet (mathematics) — A facet of a simplicial complex is a maximal simplex.In the general theory of polyhedra and polytopes, two conflicting meanings are currently jostling for acceptability:*A facet of a geometric polyhedron is traditionally any polygon whose corners … Wikipedia
face — [13] The notion that a person’s face ‘is’ their appearance, what they look like to the rest of the world, lies behind the word face. It probably comes from a prehistoric base *fac , signifying ‘appear’. This gave rise to Latin faciēs, which… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
face — [13] The notion that a person’s face ‘is’ their appearance, what they look like to the rest of the world, lies behind the word face. It probably comes from a prehistoric base *fac , signifying ‘appear’. This gave rise to Latin faciēs, which… … Word origins
