- facet⇄facet, noun, verb, -eted,-etingor (especially British)-etted,-etting.
- facet⇄noun 1. any one of the small, polished, flat surfaces of a cut gem.
2. anything like the facet of a gem.
3. (Figurative.) any one of several sides or views; a distinct part; phase; aspect.
Ex. a facet of the mind, a facet of a problem - facet⇄v.i. (Geology.) to be ground off by glacial action, winds, or water.
- facet⇄v.t. 1. to cut facets on.
Ex. Next, we visited the rooms in which the diamonds were faceted (New Yorker).
2. (Geology.) to grind off flat surfaces on (ridges, stones, or the like).