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 Fa·cette n.  See Facet, n.
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 Fac·et n.
 1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also facette.]
 2. Anat. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
 3. Arch. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
 4. Zool. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.