facet

About 2.75 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

   This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.

2. noun One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.

   The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.

3. noun One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.

   We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it.

4. noun One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
5. noun A smooth circumscribed surface.

   the articular facet of a bone

6. noun Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
7. noun The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
8. noun A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.

Similar words

aspect volet stream strand element slice tier area dimension issue

Often followed by

of joints joint is for to on and in

Word family

faceted facets facetted