English-Dutch translations for facet

• facet
  We hoeven niet bang te zijn voor dit nieuwe facet van de democratie. We should not be afraid of this new facet of democracy.
  De Commissie gelooft dat preventie een belangrijk facet is van onze inspanningen. The Commission believes that prevention is an important facet of our efforts.
  De toestand in de gevangenissen wordt een facet te meer van de gewapende strijd tegen de gevestigde regering. The situation in the prisons becomes yet another facet of the armed struggle against the established government.
• fase

Definition of facet

• Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
• One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
• One of a series of things, such as steps in a project
• One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
• Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
• A face of codimension 1 of a polytope
• To cut a facet into a gemstone

Examples

• This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value
• The childs learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.
• We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it
• the articular facet of a bone

Related words

• facetious
• multifaceted
• facetted
• faceted
• faceting
• facetiously
• facetiousness
• multifacetedness
• sulfacetic