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