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Complete Definition of "facet"

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Image:Diamond_cut_history.png|thumb|right|200px|various facet patterns for diamonds
Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|thumb|right|200px|facets in the compound eye of a dragonfly

Noun
en-noun

  1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

#: The facets of the diamond were masterfully cut to enhance its value.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. anatomy One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.

Derived terms
multifaceted

Translations
trans-top|flat surface cut into a gem
Danish: facet c, flade c
Finnish: taho
German: Facette f
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Japanese: Jpan|小面 (Jpan|しょうめん, shōmen)
Russian: грань (gran’) f
Swedish: fasett
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trans-top|one among many similar yet distinct things
Danish: facet c, side c
Finnish: puoli
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Russian: грань (gran’) f
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trans-top|one of a series of things
Finnish: vaihe, askel
German: Facette f
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trans-top|one member of a compound eye
Finnish: silmäkeila
German: Facette f
trans-mid
Russian: фасетка (fas'étka) f
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|سطح|سطْح unicode|(ʂaʈħ) m
ttbc|Chinese:
:Cantonese: 面 (min6), 刻面 (haak1 min6)
:Mandarin: 面 (miàn), 刻面 (kè miàn)
ttbc|French: facette
ttbc|Gujarati: પાસું (pāsuṁ)
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ttbc|Hindi: पहलू (pahalū)
ttbc|Italian: sfaccettatura f
ttbc|Marathi: पैलू (pailū)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|سطح (satah)
ttbc|Punjabi: ਪਹਿਲੂ (pahilū)
ttbc|Sanskrit: पक्षः (pakṣa)
ttbc|Spanish: faceta f
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To cut a facet into a gemstone.

Translations
trans-top|to cut a facet
Danish: facettere
Finnish: hioa
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