English-Spanish translations for facet

• faceta
  No deberíamos temer esta nueva faceta democrática. We should not be afraid of this new facet of democracy.
  La Comisión considera que la prevención es una faceta importante de nuestros esfuerzos. The Commission believes that prevention is an important facet of our efforts.
  Ésta es una más de las facetas de la crisis del capitalismo. This is one more facet of the crisis of capitalism.
• omatidio

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