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A facet is a flat surface of a geometric shape, e.g., of a cut gemstone. Facet may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Facets'' (album), an album by Jim Croce * ''Facets'', a 1980 album by jazz pianist Monty Alexander and his trio * "Facets" (''DS9'' episode), an episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * ''FACETS'', a scholarly journal published by Canadian Science Publishing Biology and healthcare * Facet (psychology), a component of a personality trait * Facet, a part of a compound eye * Facet joint, or zygapophyseal joint, a type (zygapophyseal) of vertebral joint * FACETS ("Fast Analog Computing with Emerging Transient States"), a neuroscience project Other uses * Facet (geometry), the formalization of the same notion * Facets Multi-Media, a Chicago-area non-profit arts organization * Facet theory, a metatheory for the behavioral sciences See also * Faceted (other) * Faceting * Faceted search Faceted search augments lexical search with a face ...
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Facets () are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography, since they reflect the underlying symmetry of the crystal structure. Gemstones commonly have facets cut into them in order to improve their appearance by allowing them to reflect light. The earliest diamond cutting techniques were simply to polish the natural shape of rough diamonds, often octahedral crystals. It wasn't until the 14th century that faceting, the process of cutting and polishing a gemstone to create multiple flat surfaces or facets, was first developed in Europe. Facet arrangements Of the hundreds of facet arrangements that have been used, the most famous is probably the round brilliant cut, used for diamond and many colored gemstones. This first early version of what would become the modern Brilliant Cut is said to have been devised by an Italian named Peruzzi, sometime in the late 17th century.Gems, 5th edition, Webster ...
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