dictionary help| facet | medical dictionary |
1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
Alternative forms: facette.
2. <anatomy> A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. <entomology, zoology> One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Origin: F. Facette, dim. Of face face. See Face.
(01 Mar 1998)
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