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Facet
A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
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Broader term 2
Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; di…
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The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.
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Narrower term 4
A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.
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The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distin…
oewn 2023
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A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.
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The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…
oewn 2023
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Synonym 1
The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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