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FACET
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Irregular inflected forms: facetted , facetting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distinct feature or element in a problem
Example:
he studied every facet of the question
Synonyms:
aspect; facet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("facet" is a kind of...):
characteristic; feature (a prominent attribute or aspect of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facet"):
side (an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect))
sector; sphere (a particular aspect of life or activity)
surface (a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("facet" is a kind of...):
subfigure (a figure that is a part of another figure)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb facet
