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    Facet

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a distinct feature or element in a problem 2 | noun | a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

    Pronunciation

    f'asuht (IPA: fˈæsət)

    Hyphenation

    fac-et (5 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1625 (Jacobean era | European Renaissance) (400 years ago)

    Word origins

    French | Old French

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    facets

    Synonym

    aspect

    Narrower terms

    sector | side | sphere | surface

    Broader terms

    characteristic | feature | subfigure

    Rhymes

    basset | tacit (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    faced | faces | faucet

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrase

    facet plane

    Translations

    Spanish: | faceta (subject) | faceta (objects) French: | facette (subject) | facette (objects) Portuguese: | faceta (subject) | face (objects) | lado (objects) German: | Seite (subject) | Fassette° (objects) Japanese: | 面 (common noun) | 切子 (common noun) | 切籠 (common noun) | 小面 (common noun) | 切り子 (common noun) | 切り籠 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    facet.com | facet.net | facet.info | facet.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Aspect | Diamond plane | Diamond side | Gem surface | Rhinestone feature | Side | Side of a gem (total: 7) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??3-2238

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