Hypertext Webster Gateway: "facet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Facet \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
facet
n 1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied
every facet of the question" [syn: {aspect}]
2: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
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