Definition of: facet

(fas′it) noun
1. One of the small plane surfaces cut upon a diamond or other gem. For illustration see DIAMOND.
2. Archit. A flat projecting fillet between the flutes of a column.
3. Zool. A unit of a compound eye in insects and crustaceans; also, the surface or cornea of such an eye.
4. One side, view, or phase of a subject or of a person's mind or character.
5. Anat. A small flat surface on a bone.
6. Dent. A flat abraded spot on a tooth: also fac′ette.
—v.t. fac·et·ed or ·et·ted, fac·et·ing or ·et·ting To cut or work a facet or facets upon. [<F facette, dim. of face FACE]