facet

  1. Noun.  Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  2. Noun.  One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
  3. Noun.  One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
  4. Noun.  (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
  5. Noun.  (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
  6. Verb.  To cut a facet into a gemstone.

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