facet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French facette. === Pronunciation === enPR: făs′ĭt (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfæs.ɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfas.ɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɛs.ət/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfas.ɪt/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈfa(ː)s.ɪʈ/ Rhymes: -æsɪt Hyphenation: fac‧et === Noun === facet (plural facets) Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. (figurative) One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things. Synonym: aspect 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. (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface. (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope. (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle (US) faceting or (UK) facetting, simple past and past participle (US) faceted or (UK) facetted) To cut a facet into a gemstone. ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French facette (“facet”), diminutive of face. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fasɛt/, [faˈsɛd̥] === Noun === facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter) facet ==== Declension ==== ==== Further reading ==== facet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da “facet” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French facette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faːˈsɛt/ Hyphenation: fa‧cet Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === facet n (plural facetten, diminutive facetje n) facet ==== Derived terms ==== facetoog ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: faset → Indonesian: faset == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin facētus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡sɛt/ Rhymes: -at͡sɛt Syllabification: fa‧cet === Noun === facet m pers (female equivalent facetka, diminutive facecik) (colloquial) guy, fellow, chap Synonyms: typ, typiarz (slang) teacher ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: фацэ́т (facét) === Further reading === facet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN facet in Polish dictionaries at PWN