Facet



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 宝石等的) 小平面, 侧面
• ［英］ n. ( 宝石等的) 小平面, 侧面 ( small plane surface of a gem)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French facette, diminutive of face
• Date: 1625
• 1. a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) — see brilliant illustration
• 2. any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
• 3. the external corneal surface of an ommatidium
• 4. a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)
• ? faceted or facetted adjective

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