FACETTED

FACET

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

facetted (comparative more facetted, superlative most facetted)

Having facets.

Verb

facetted

simple past tense and past participle of facet

Source: Wiktionary


FACET

Fac"et, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.

3. (Arch.)

Definition: The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.

Fac"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Faceted; p. pr. & vb. n. Faceting.]

Definition: To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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