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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