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Definition of facet : 1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
2. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
4. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
5. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.

Synonyms:

phase, respect, angle, side, light, prospect, expression, study at phase, scene, face, aspect, look, view, facial expression, hand, perspective, regard, panorama, frame of reference, plane, vista

Usage examples:

• 1093, in which case it would be preferable to make the bevel face narrow enough that all parts would cross the facet of the tooth. - "Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II", Joshua Rose.
• He turned the jewel of memory, and facet by facet it wounded him with its brilliant loveliness. - "The Trespasser", D.H. Lawrence.
• Somewhere behind their jagged peaks the sun must have risen, but as yet no snowy facet winked the news to Winterwald, and the softer summits lost all character against a sky only less white than themselves. - "The Crime Doctor", Ernest William Hornung.