- Faceted
- Facet Fac"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faceting}.] To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Faceted
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Faceted — Fac et*ed, a. Having facets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faceted — facet ► NOUN 1) one side of something many sided, especially of a cut gem. 2) an aspect: different facets of the truth. DERIVATIVES faceted adjective. ORIGIN French facette little face … English terms dictionary
faceted — adjective having facets a faceted diamond • Ant: ↑unfaceted … Useful english dictionary
Faceted classification — A faceted classification system allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in multiple ways, rather than in a single, pre determined, taxonomic order. The most prominent use of… … Wikipedia
Faceted browser — A faceted browser or faceted semantic browser is a user interface which makes use of faceted classification to allow the user to explore by filtering available information. Each facet typically corresponds to the possible values of a property… … Wikipedia
Faceted boolean query — A faceted boolean query is a query of paranthetical OR statements linked together by AND boolean operators.For example, the query (1 OR 2) AND (3 OR 4) would match any combination of either the numbers 1 or 2 and 3 or 4. The following sets of… … Wikipedia
faceted — adjective see facet … New Collegiate Dictionary
faceted — See facet. * * * … Universalium
faceted — adjective Having facets … Wiktionary
faceted — adj. having cut and polished surfaces (i.e. gemstone, stone); complex, having many sides or aspects fac·et || fæsɪt n. one of the cut and polished surfaces of a gemstone; aspect, side (i.e. of a situation) v. cut and polish the surface of a… … English contemporary dictionary
