1. Noun
A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
2. Noun
A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. Noun
The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. Noun
One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
5. Verb
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
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