Word Frequency
facet (ˈfæsɪt
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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
-ets, -eting, -eted, -ets, -etting, -etted- tr to cut facets in (a gemstone)
Word Origin
C17: from French facette a little faceTranslations for 'facet'
Example Sentences Including 'facet'
Another impressive facet of the Sidekick is its flexibility there are multiple ways to perform every function.Globe and Mail (2004)
At first I used to marvel that one head could hold so much, then I began to accept it as just another facet of her.Time of the Wolf
In many ways Riding the Tiger is the holistic picture, a huge central databank if you may, on every relevant facet of tiger conservation.India Today (1999)
In order to understand this facet of the Scots psyche it is necessary to introduce the reader to another puzzling expression.WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD: The Story of the Golden Age of Genius, Creativity and Exploration (2002)
It is, I guess, merely a facet of the keen congeniality which defines the place.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Perfection is sought and appreciated in every facet of the game.The Australian (2005)
The ball to him is like his girlfriend, and he has the capacity to change the facet of a game.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
They have always been ahead in one facet or another and We in some other facet or another.The Complete Stories Volume 2
They want what is best for me, that is true, but the largest facet of that is always what is best for my reign.THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
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