Definition of facets. Meaning of facets. Synonyms of facets

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Definition of facets

Facet
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.] 2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. 3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. 4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Facet
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.

Meaning of facets from wikipedia

- Croce Facets, a 1980 album by jazz pianist Monty Alexander and his trio "Facets" (DS9 episode), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine FACETS, a scholarly...
- Facets (/ˈfæsɪt/) are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography,...
- described the basic theory of faceting diagrams for polyhedra. For a given vertex, the diagram shows all the possible edges and facets (new faces) which may be...
- search technique. A faceted classification system classifies each information element along multiple explicit dimensions, facets, enabling the classifications...
- A costal facet is a site of connection between a rib and a vertebra. The costal facets are located on the vertebrae that the rib articulates with. They...
- Faceted may refer to an object containing a facet. Faceted may also refer to: Faceted classification, organizational system allowing multiple characteristics...
- Fast Analog Computing with Emergent Transient States or FACETS is a European project to research the properties of the human brain. Established and funded...
- are two facet joints in each spinal motion segment and each facet joint is innervated by the recurrent meningeal nerves. Innervation to the facet joints...
- polyhedron, and is not a face. To facet a polyhedron is to find and join such facets to form the faces of a new polyhedron; this is the reciprocal process to...
- A faceting machine is broadly defined as any device that allows the user to place and polish facets onto a mineral specimen. Machines can range in sophistication...