facet in English dictionary

  • facet

    Meanings and definitions of "facet"

    • Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
    • One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
    • One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
    • (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
    • (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
    • To cut a facet into a gemstone.
    • noun
      Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
    • noun
      One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
    • noun
      One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      A smooth circumscribed surface.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
    • noun
      (architecture)
      The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
    • verb
      To cut a facet into a gemstone.
    • flat surface cut into a gem
    • one among many similar yet distinct things
    • one of a series of things
    • one member of a compound eye
    • to cut a facet
    • A set of logical pre-defined properties that model the behavior or characteristics for certain types of managed targets (such as a database, table, login, view,etc) in policy-based management.
    • noun
      a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
    • noun
      a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

    Synonyms of "facet" in English dictionary

    subfigure, feature, aspect are the top synonyms of "facet" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of facet

    • facet ( plural  facets)
    • facet ( third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)
    • facet (plural facets)
    • facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)
  • Facet

    Meanings and definitions of "facet"

    • A set of logical pre-defined properties that model the behavior or characteristics for certain types of managed targets (such as a database, table, login, view,etc) in policy-based management.

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