FACET (facetted, facetting)
Dictionary entry overview: What does facet mean?
• FACET (noun)
The noun FACET has 2 senses:
1. a distinct feature or element in a problem
2. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Familiarity information: FACET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FACET (noun)
Meaning:
A distinct feature or element in a problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
aspect; facet
Context example:
he studied every facet of the question
Hypernyms ("facet" is a kind of...):
characteristic; feature (a prominent aspect of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facet"):
side (an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect))
sector; sphere (a particular aspect of life or activity)
surface (a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something)
Meaning:
A smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("facet" is a kind of...):
subfigure (a figure that is a part of another figure)
