English-German translations for facet

• Facette die
  Mir ist bewusst, dass es sich um ein sehr komplexes und facettenreiches Problem handelt. I understand that the phenomenon is complex, and that it has various facets.
  Die Situation dort erhält eine weitere Facette des bewaffneten Kampfes gegen die etablierte Regierung. The situation in the prisons becomes yet another facet of the armed struggle against the established government.
  Es ist es wert, länger darüber zu diskutieren und auch die verschiedensten Facetten aufzuzeigen. It is worth discussing this at greater length as well as highlighting the various facets.
• Fassette

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