- facet
- fa|cetsb., -ten, -ter, -terne; krystalglas med slebne facetter; livets mange facetter
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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 — index aspect, complexion, phase (aspect), side Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
