facet
Cut gem surface
A facet is one side or aspect of something with multiple parts.
The term comes from the flat polished surfaces of a cut gemstone, each angled to catch light differently.
By extension, any complex subject has facets: We need to consider every facet of the problem.
The facets of a compound eye are its individual visual units.
Severance or reduction
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
crown · girdle · bezel · clarity · carat · lapidary · polish · sparkle
Measurable extent or scope
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- sideLateral portion of something
- elementBasic substance or factor
component · feature · characteristic · attribute · nuance · detail · factor · consideration
Multi-faced geometric solid
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- tetrahedronFour-faced polyhedron
octahedron · dodecahedron · icosahedron · hexahedron · solid · Platonic · Archimedean · polygon
cut
Severance or reduction
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
pavilion · crown · girdle · bezel · clarity · carat · lapidary · polish · sparkle · fire
dimension
Measurable extent or scope
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- sideLateral portion of something
element · component · feature · characteristic · attribute · nuance · detail · factor · consideration · phase
polyhedron
Multi-faced geometric solid
tetrahedron · octahedron · dodecahedron · icosahedron · hexahedron · solid · Platonic · Archimedean · polygon · crystal
category
A class of things
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
branch · domain · criterion · schema · ontology · hierarchy · dimension · axis · lens · framework
insect
Six-legged invertebrate
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
lens · vision · dragonfly · fly · bee · compound · hexagonal · photoreceptor · cornea · retina
facetentirety
The whole of something
whole · totality · entireness · completeness · aggregate
facetoverview
Broad general summary
big picture · generality · broad view · synopsis · summary
- face maskProtective facial covering
- face itCommand to accept truth
- face to faceIn someone's presence
- make a faceDistort expression deliberately
- face downChallenge directly, or inverted
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
face, surface, facial, facetious, facets, multifaceted, faceted, facetted, faceting