Facette

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Facet \Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.]
     1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a
        diamond. [Written also {facette}.]
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     2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular


        facet of a bone.
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     3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a
        column.
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     4. (Zool.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the
        compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Facette \Fa*cette"\, n. [F.]
     See {Facet}, n.
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