Thesaurus: facet

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1. n. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
2. n. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. n. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. n. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
5. v. t. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
6. n. a distinct feature or element in a problem
7. n. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
8. 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. (Zoöl.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
9. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of abone.
10. n:100 n. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)