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• facette (obsolete)

語源

Borrowed from French facette.

発音

• enPR: făs′ĭt
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA: /ˈfæs.ɪt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfas.ɪt/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈfɛs.ət/
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈfas.ɪt/
• (India) IPA: /ˈfa(ː)s.ɪʈ/
• 韻: -æsɪt
• ハイフネーション: fac‧et

名詞

facet (plural facets)

1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

   This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.

2. (figurative) One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.

   Synonym: aspect

   The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.

3. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.

   We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it.

4. (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
5. (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.

   the articular facet of a bone

6. (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
7. (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
8. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
9. (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

派生語

動詞

facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle (US) faceting or (UK) facetting, simple past and past participle (US) faceted or (UK) facetted)

1. To cut a facet into a gemstone.