facet
/ˈfæs.ɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
noun
noun
Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
noun
A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
Example Sentences
- "This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value."
- "The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency."
- "We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it."
- "the articular facet of a bone"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Borrowed from French facette.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfæs.ɪt/
- British English: /ˈfæs.ɪt/