The Only Use of
facet
in
A Wrinkle in Time
- What she saw was only the game Mrs Whatsit was playing; it was an amusing and charming game, a game full of both laughter and comfort, but it was only the tiniest facet of all the things Mrs Whatsit could be.
p. 104.5facet = feature or element
Definitions:
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(1)
(facet as in: facet of the question) a distinct feature or element of something
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(facet as in: facet of the diamond) a smooth surface of a cut gemstone
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, facet can refer to a smooth flat surface of a bone or tooth. It can also refer to one of the lenses in a compound eye such as that of a house fly.