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Spigot vs Facet - What's the difference?

spigot | facet |

As nouns the difference between spigot and facet

is that spigot is a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask while facet is any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

As a verb facet is

to cut a facet into a gemstone.

spigot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask
  • The plug of a faucet or cock.
  • A faucet. (Appalachian)

    • 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.