facet

facet
index aspect, complexion, phase (aspect), side

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  • FACET — is the acronym for the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, a program designed to recognize, support, and enhance outstanding teaching on the eight campuses of Indiana University.External links*… …   Wikipedia

  • Facet — Fac et, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.] 1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also {facette}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Facet — Fac et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faceting}.] To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • facet — 1620s, from Fr. facette (12c., O.Fr. facete), dim. of face (see FACE (Cf. face)). The diamond cutting sense is the original one. Related: Faceted; facets …   Etymology dictionary

  • facet — aspect, side, angle, *phase …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • facet — [n] surface; aspect angle, appearance, character, face, feature, front, hand, level, obverse, part, phase, plane, side, slant, switch, twist; concept 835 …   New thesaurus

  • facet — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. facetecie; lm M. faceteci, pot. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} mężczyzna; osobnik, gość : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Spotkać jakiegoś faceta. <łac.> {{/stl 10}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • facet — ► NOUN 1) one side of something many sided, especially of a cut gem. 2) an aspect: different facets of the truth. DERIVATIVES faceted adjective. ORIGIN French facette little face …   English terms dictionary

  • facet — [fas′it] n. [Fr facette, dim. of face, FACE] 1. any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem: see GEM 2. any of a number of sides or aspects, as of a personality 3. Anat. any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part 4. Archit …   English World dictionary

  • Facet — Facets are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography, since they reflect the underlying symmetry of the crystal structure. Gemstones commonly have facets cut… …   Wikipedia

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