As nouns the difference between strands and facets
is that strands is plural of lang=en while facets is plural of lang=en.
As verbs the difference between strands and facets
is that strands is third-person singular of strand while facets is third-person singular of facet.
strands
English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(strand)
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facets
English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(facet)
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