/
ˈfasɪt,
-ɛt/
n.
- one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
- an aspect or feature:
different facets of the truth.
- Zoology any of the individual units that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. facette, dimin. of face (see face).