facet
pronunciation
How to pronounce facet in British English:
UK [ˈfæsɪt]
How to pronounce facet in American English:
US [ˈfæsɪt]
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- Noun:
- a distinct feature or element in a problem
- a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Word Origin
- facet (n.)
- 1620s, "one side of a multi-sided body," from French facette (12c., Old French facete), diminutive of face "face, appearance" (see face (n.)). The diamond-cutting sense is the original one. Transferred and figurative use by 1820. Related: Faceted; facets.
Example
- 1. The internet represents just oneimportant facet of this plan .
- 2. They beat us in every facet of the game .
- 3. If the faulting is recent , then erosion has little time to degrade the facet .
- 4. This is a duplicate length constraining facet .
- 5. The jury evaluated every facet of the case .