fac·et
[fas-it] noun, verb, fac·et·ed, fac·et·ing or ( especially British ) fac·et·ted, fac·et·ting. 
ɪt| A depression in or on a bone |
| a small central region of the retina, location of most cones |
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facet (ˈfæsɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of the surfaces of a cut gemstone |
| 2. | an aspect or phase, as of a subject or personality |
| 3. | architect the raised surface between the flutes of a column |
| 4. | any of the lenses that make up the compound eye of an insect or other arthropod |
| 5. | anatomy any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone |
| —vb , -ets, -eting, -eted, -ets, -etting, -etted | |
| 6. | (tr) to cut facets in (a gemstone) |
| [C17: from French facette a little | |
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facet
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facet fac·et (fās'ĭt)
n.
A small smooth area on a bone or other firm structure.
A worn spot on a tooth, produced by chewing or grinding.
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facet
flat, polished surface on a cut gemstone, usually with three or four sides. The widest part of a faceted stone is the girdle; the girdle lies on a plane that separates the crown, the stone's upper portion, from the pavilion, the stone's base. The large facet in the crown parallel to the girdle is the table; the very small one in the pavilion also parallel to the girdle is the culet. Certain stones, such as mogul cut diamonds (egg-shaped jewels faceted without regard for symmetry or brilliancy) or drop cut stones, have neither a girdle, a crown, nor a pavilion. In others, the crown and the pavilion are identical-e.g., in baguette cut stones.
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