facettierted

Facettierted is an adjective applied to surfaces, objects, or designs that are composed of multiple flat faces, or facets. The term is a nonstandard or coined variant of faceted, combining the English word facet with the German-sounding suffix -iert that signals a completed process. It is not widely used in English, where faceted remains the standard form.

In geometry and industrial contexts, a facettierted surface is formed by partitioning a smooth curve or surface into flat facets joined along edges. This structure produces a stepped rather than smooth profile and affects how surfaces reflect or refract light, contributing to angular appearances and discrete reflections characteristic of cut gemstones and polyhedral models.

In practice, facettierting is common in fields such as gemology, sculpture, and computer graphics, where controlling light behavior or simplifying rendering is desirable. The term may appear in multilingual texts or glossaries, but most technical writing will use faceted or facets to describe the concept.

See also facet, facets, faceting.