different between facet vs auricular

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæs?t/
• Rhymes: -æs?t

Noun

facet (plural facets)

1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

2. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.

   Synonym: aspect

   The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.

3. 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.

4. (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
5. (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.

   the articular facet of a bone

6. (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
7. (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
8. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
9. (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

Derived terms

• multifaceted
• facetal

Translations

Verb

facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)

1. 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.

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette (“facet”), diminutive of face.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fas?t/, [fa?s?d?]

Noun

facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter)

1. facet

Declension

Further reading

• facet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “facet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa??s?t/
• Hyphenation: fa?cet
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

facet n (plural facetten, diminutive facetje n)

1. facet

Derived terms

• facetoog

Descendants

• Afrikaans: faset
• ? Indonesian: faset

Polish

Etymology

From Latin fac?tus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa.t?s?t/

Noun

facet m pers (diminutive facecik, feminine facetka)

1. (colloquial) guy, fellow, chap

Declension

Further reading

• facet in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• facet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auricul?ris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) +? -?ris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle +? -ar. Doublet of auricularis.

The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????k.j?l.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????k.j?l.?/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

auricular (not comparable)

1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.

   Synonym: otic

   1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.

      Synonyms: auditory, aural

   2. Told to the ear; told privately.

   3. Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
2. (anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
3. (art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

auricular (plural auriculars)

1. The outermost and smallest finger of the hand.

   Synonyms: ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie
2. (humorous) The ear.

Translations

References

• “auricular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auricular”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auricul?ris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

auricular m or f (plural auriculares, not comparable)

1. (relational) ear; auricular
2. (relational) hearing; auricular
3. (relational) auricle; auricular

Related terms

• aurícula
• orelha

Noun

auricular m (plural auriculares)

1. (Portugal) earphone, earpiece

   Synonyms: fone, (Brazil) fone de ouvido

References

Romanian

Etymology

From French auriculaire.

Adjective

auricular m or n (feminine singular auricular?, masculine plural auriculari, feminine and neuter plural auriculare)

1. auricular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin auricul?ris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au?iku?la?/, [au?.?i.ku?la?]

Adjective

auricular (plural auriculares)

1. (relational) ear; auricular
2. (relational) hearing; auricular

Derived terms

• auricular anterior
• auricular posterior
• auricular superior
• músculo auricular anterior

Related terms

• aurícula

Noun

auricular m (plural auriculares)

1. (used in plural) earphones (a pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.)
2. handset, earpiece, receiver (any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound)

   Antonym: altavoz

3. auricular (finger)

   Synonym: meñique

Further reading

• “auricular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.