facet

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Main Entry: fac·et
Pronunciation: 'fa-s&t
Function: noun
Etymology: French facette, diminutive of face
1 : a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) -- see BRILLIANT illustration
2 : any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
3 : the external corneal surface of an ommatidium
4 : a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)
- fac·et·ed or fac·et·ted /'fa-s&-t&d/ adjective