facet.
Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
Meaning & usage
Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.
One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.
One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it.
One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
A smooth circumscribed surface.
the articular facet of a bone
Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Borrowed from French facette.
To cut a facet into a gemstone.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Borrowed from French facette.
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