faceted
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fac·et
(făs′ĭt)n.
1. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.
2. Anatomy A small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth.
3. Biology One of the lenslike visual units of a compound eye, as of an insect.
4. One of numerous aspects, as of a subject.
[French facette, from Old French, diminutive of face, face; see face.]
fac′et·ed, fac′et·ted adj.
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faceted
(ˈfæsɪtɪd)adj
(Jewellery) having facets
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| Adj. | 1. |  faceted - having facets; "a faceted diamond" unfaceted - lacking facets; "an unfaceted gem" |
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faceted
adj → facettiert, fassettiert
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