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triangular facet

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triangular facet [trī′aŋ·gyə·lər ′fas·ət]
(geology)
A triangular-shaped steep-sloped hill or cliff formed usually by the erosion of a fault-truncated hill.


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DISCO VIRUS With its 20 triangular facets, an icosahedron resembles a simplified disco ball.
Finally, the most striking of the sculptures takes the principle of construction in triangular facets out of the abstract realm and into representation.
The geometry was provided by the OEM in the form of tessellated geometry consisting of triangular facets that approximated the actual CAD design.
 
 
 
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