English Dictionary
Definition of “facet”
facet (ˈfæsɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- any of the surfaces of a cut gemstone
- an aspect or phase, as of a subject or personality
- architecture the raised surface between the flutes of a column
- any of the lenses that make up the compound eye of an insect or other arthropod
- anatomy any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone
verb
- (tr) to cut facets in (a gemstone)
Word Origin
C17: from French facette a little face
Usage examples
He studied every facet of them, from the places they lunched to the way they conducted their businesses, and a pattern started to emerge.
Pacter, Trudi, Yellow Bird (1993)Yet, the most important facet of such software is the ability to disseminate the information to targeted users.
Business Today (2001)It amplifies one of your interests, some facet of your personality or lifestyle, or something you wish for.
New Zealand Herald (2003)Then there are the ones which superficially make complete sense of some baffling facet of our corporate consumer lifestyle.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It is therefore the guide of human action and encompasses every facet of human life.
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, Ideals and Realities of Islam (1966)
