facet meaning

Noun: facet

Pronunciation: (fa-sit)

Facet meaning:

• a small plane surface or one side of something many-sided (as on a cut gemstone).

 Synonyms : plane, side, part.

 Sample sentence: A facet could also be a smooth, flat area on a hard surface,especially on a bone.

• a distinct element in a problem.

Synonyms : phase, aspect.

 Sample sentence: They studied every facet of the question.

Quotations : Tatum ONeal – I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.

Emanuel Celler – Roosevelt’s magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk.No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new.

Isaac Barrow – Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.

Brian Hutchinson – We appreciate the commitment of Kyle and his staff to more head State and the Eagle basketball program. There is no question that many facets of our program improved under his direction. We will immediately begin the process of a national search to fill this void in our athletics program.

Rob Blake – Physically they were stronger and they wanted the puck more than we did. They dominated pretty much all facets of the game. We’ve got to compete more.

John Thompson – Obviously, we didn’t tackle and we weren’t physical. We stopped them very few times. We were poor in every category. We gave up big plays, especially in the running game. We didn’t get off the field on third down. We just didn’t get the job done. We got whipped in every facet. We didn’t get any turnovers. We have to go work, look at what we’re doing everywhere and get better.

Origin: French facette

Sample sentences:

1. I know the fans are going to be loud and crazy, which helps us out big time. Hopefully we can just keep rolling and playing fundamentally sound, playing well in all three facets of the game.
2. We did not complete the mission and it’s frustrating. They deserved to win. They came out and totally dominated every facet of the game. They got some turnovers and were able to move the ball on offense. Their defense shut our offense down.
3. It was really an unbelievable game in all facets on both sides.
4. We are looking at other things. There is not just one single bullet for zoning. It is a process with a lot of facets.
5. His experience has made him knowledgeable about every facet of basketball operations and I look forward to having him use that insight to put the best possible team on the floor.
6. There are so many facets of the community you wouldn’t know about without doing community service. I’ve gained so many contacts.
7. Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
8. His improvement from last season to this season was dramatic. He worked his tail off to get better in all facets. I can’t imagine a more improved player.
9. Everyone was hoping for immediate results, but in every facet in life things grow with time. It’s the same in the football program. It will get better every single week.
10. There are many facets to the market. One facet has been that money managers have been willing to dip their toe in the water.

Narendra Modi – Google Summit on Technology in Politics :

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I take this opportunity to welcome the Big Tent event of Google and the Activate Summit of the Guardian to my country. I am sure the discussion in this forum would give a new direction to the meaningful use of technology for society at large.

Friends, Alvin Tofler said, “The Illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” This applies to everyone and every field, but more so to politics and the political class.

The crux of politics lies in connecting to the people.
If one looks back over the years, politicians readily adopted technology that connected them to the people better. From the simple pen and paper – to microphones and public address systems. From motion pictures – to the era of Television.

All these tools have been extensively used for political purposes since their respective introductions. They have greatly influenced politics, and in turn been greatly shaped by it as well. Overtime, they have become synonymous with politics.

Today’s web-connected world has brought about another paradigm shift with the Internet. This is not just impacting politics, but is in a sense fundamentally redefining it.

Earlier technological evolutions helped the politicians more. They could take advantage of new means and dimensions. Information technology has led to empowerment of people as well – each and every one of us!

This is very important for a large democracy like India. I have been saying IT + IT = IT : Indian Talent + Information technology = India Tomorrow.

Information in the pre-internet era was more one-dimensional. It was limited to politicians bombarding their thoughts and views on citizens.

Now it is a two way process. Citizens are empowered with wide access to information – from multiple channels.
This information moreover, is real time and updated.Importantly, these informed citizens also have avenues of voicing their opinion and influencing policy. Citizens now have a direct say!

The internet has therefore truly empowered the citizen. It has forced the politician to perform, not just promise. In a way, it has become a challenge for the political class.

The time has come for the political class to adapt to this change and reinvent itself! It needs to stop running away. It needs to embrace the internet’s many powerful facets. The political class needs to stop seeing technology as a problem creator, and start harnessing it in the right spirit.

The internet has been a game changer in the realm of information-based decision making.
It has transformed the policy making process. It has ushered in an age of direct democracy – where the common citizen directly engages in the policy making process and affects the policy outcomes, rather than being limited to doing so through his elected representative.

In conclusion, let me say that technology in itself is neither good nor bad. That depends on how it is harnessed.

While ‘Technology in Politics’ plays a crucial role, it would do us great good to stay away from letting ‘Politics into Technology’!

Deployed in the right way, technology can be an extremely powerful force, capable of bringing about great change! The challenge is how better we can connect the common man to this WWW world. We need to find solutions by which he can connect in his local language. We must focus our technological policies and innovations on the greater good – empowering people and nurturing a development-based agenda.