Meaning

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

    This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.

    Facette

    граньgranʹ

  2. (figuratively)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.

    аспе́ктaspékt, сторона́storoná, граньgranʹ

  3. 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.

    Facette

    эта́пetáp, частьčastʹ

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

    Facette

    фасе́ткаfasétka

  5. A smooth circumscribed surface.

    the articular facet of a bone

    a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

  6. Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion

  7. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.

  8. A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.

  9. A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. That's only one facet of the issue.

    deDas ist nur ein Aspekt der Angelegenheit.

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  2. His scientific body of work has many facets.

    deSein wissenschaftliches Gesamtwerk ist facettenreich.

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  3. I have a multi-faceted kind of personality.

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  4. That's not the most important facet of the tale.

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  5. A facet of genius is the ability to provoke scandals.

    ruОдной из особенностей гения является способность вызывать скандал.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem:
one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things:
one of a series of things, such as steps in a project:
anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem:

Origin

Borrowed from French facette.

Borrowed from French facette.

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Forms

plural: facets
Singularfacet
Pluralfacets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a distinct feature or element in a problem:aspect

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
facet — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto