Facet

n.

A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.

n.

A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.

n.

The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.

n.

One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.

v. t.

To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.


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