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

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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. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of abone.
  9. n:100 n. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)