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Facet vs Carat - What's the difference?

facet | carat |

As nouns the difference between facet and carat

is that facet is any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem while carat is a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.

As a verb facet

is to cut a facet into a gemstone.

facet

English

(wikipedia facet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
    • This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.
  • One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
    • The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.
  • One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
    • We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it .
  • (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
  • (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.
    • the articular facet of a bone
  • (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
  • (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.

    • Derived terms

    * multifaceted

    Verb

  • To cut a facet into a gemstone.

    • Usage notes

    * Faceting and faceted are more common in the US. Facetting and facetted are more common in the UK.

    carat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (unit of purity) karat (North America)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
  • Formerly, any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
  • A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.

    • External links

    * ("carat" on Wikipedia) ----