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Definition of Facet

Facet A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond. Related Definitions: And, Articular, As, Between, Bone, Circumscribed, Column, Compound, Cut, Diamond, Face, Facet, Little, Make, Narrow, Numerous, Of, One, Or, Plane, Small, Smooth, Surface, The, To, Up, Upon, Which

Facet Quotations The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal. Pope Paul VI I am certainly not arguing for the de facto autonomy of the individual work, even though there is much to be said for making the attempt to see it in that light as one facet of the reception process. Brian Ferneyhough Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new. Emanuel Celler Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never had any standard but the soft buck. Raymond Chandler The results of any traumatic experience, such as abuse, can only be resolved by experiencing, articulating, and judging every facet of the original experience within a process of careful therapeutic disclosure. Alice Miller

Facet Translations facet in French is facette facet in Spanish is faceta

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