facet
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Synonyms: face, fact, faced, faucet, faces, facer, fascet, faceit, tacet, acet, facit
Antonyms: face, fact, faced, faucet, faces, facer, fascet, faceit, tacet, acet, facit
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Noun
- Any one of the flat [[surface]]s cut into a gem.
- {{lb|en|figurative}} One among many [[similar]] or [[related]], yet still [[distinct]] things.
- One of a [[series]] of things, such as [[step]]s in a project.
- {{lb|en|anatomy}} One member of a [[compound eye]], as found in [[insect]]s and [[crustacean]]s.
- {{lb|en|anatomy}} A smooth circumscribed surface.
- {{lb|en|anatomy}} Any of the small [[joint]]s at each segment of the [[spine]] that provide stability and help guide motion
- {{lb|en|architectural element}} The narrow [[plane]] [[surface]] between [[fluting]]s of a [[column]]; a [[fillet]].
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[face]] of [[codimension]] 1 of a [[polytope]].
- {{lb|en|computing}} A [[criterion]] that can be used to [[sort]] and [[filter]], such as the colour or size of products in an online store.
- {{senseid|en|multiplicity}} {{lb|en|multiplicity}} A less [[differentiate]]d {{l|en|alter|id=multiplicity}}, as in a {{l|en|median|id=multiplicity}} {{l|en|system|id=set of headmates}}.
Verb
- To [[cut]] a facet into a [[gemstone]].
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