facet
facet
/ˈfæsɪt/
1 facet (of something) a particular part or aspect of something
Now let's look at another facet of the problem.
The report examines every facet of the prison system.
the many facets of rural life
Collocations
adjective
verb + facet
2 one of the flat sides of a jewel
Word Origin
early 17th cent.: from French facette, diminutive of face ‘face, side’, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’. e.g.