boule à facettes
French, noun/bul a fa.sɛt/
boule à facettes is spelled B-O-U-L-E-À-F-A-C-E-T-T-E-S (14 letters). Boule à facettes is a French feminine noun meaning “disco ball (suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boule, généralement rotative, et recouverte de petits miroirs qui réfléchissent la lumière, créant ainsi une…”.
What does boule à facettes mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisco ball (suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Boule, généralement rotative, et recouverte de petits miroirs qui réfléchissent la lumière, créant ainsi une ambiance lumineuse particulière. 2. Masse globuleuse de silex, taillée de facettes, pour former une sorte de polyèdre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boule à facettes
- boules à facettes plural
- boule à facette
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boule à facettes?
- /bul a fa.sɛt/
- \bu.l‿a fa.sɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.