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Image:Diamond_cut_history.png|thumb|right|200px|various facet patterns for diamonds
Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|thumb|right|200px|facets in the compound eye of a dragonfly
Noun
en-noun
- Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
#: The facets of the diamond were masterfully cut to enhance its value.
- 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.
- 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.
- anatomy One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
Derived terms
multifaceted
Translations
trans-top|flat surface cut into a gem
Danish: facet c, flade c
Finnish: taho
German: Facette f
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|�����, sh�men)
Russian: г�ан� (gran�) f
Swedish: fasett
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trans-top|one among many similar yet distinct things
Danish: facet c, side c
Finnish: puoli
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Russian: г�ан� (gran�) f
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trans-top|one of a series of things
Finnish: vaihe, askel
German: Facette f
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trans-top|one member of a compound eye
Finnish: silmäkeila
German: Facette f
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Russian: �а�е�ка (fas'étka) f
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|سطØ|سطÙ�Ø unicode|(Ê�aÊ�ħ) m
ttbc|Chinese:
:Cantonese: � (min6), �� (haak1 min6)
:Mandarin: � (mià n), �� (kè mià n)
ttbc|French: facette
ttbc|Gujarati: પાસ�� (p�su�)
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ttbc|Hindi: पहल� (pahalū)
ttbc|Italian: sfaccettatura f
ttbc|Marathi: प�ल� (pailū)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|Ø³Ø·Ø (satah)
ttbc|Punjabi: ਪਹਿਲ� (pahilū)
ttbc|Sanskrit: प��ष� (pakṣa)
ttbc|Spanish: faceta f
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Verb
en-verb
- To cut a facet into a gemstone.
Translations
trans-top|to cut a facet
Danish: facettere
Finnish: hioa
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