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title: "Table: meaning in gemology"
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[Glossary](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary) · Anatomy and proportions

# Table

Also called table facet

The table is the large flat facet on top of a cut stone, an octagon on a round brilliant. Much of the light enters through it.

## In more detail

Its width as a percentage of the diameter is the table size. Face up, you look through it straight down to the pavilion and the culet.

## On a grading report

Its width appears as "table" on the proportion diagram.

## Related terms

- [Table size](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/table-size): Table size is the width of the table as a percentage of the average diameter.
- [Crown](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/crown): The crown is the part of a cut stone above the girdle. On a standard round brilliant it has 33 facets: the table, 8 stars, 8 bezels and 16 upper halves.
- [Star facet](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/star-facet): Star facets are the 8 small triangular facets of a round brilliant's crown that touch the table.
- [Culet](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/culet): The culet is the bottom point of the pavilion. It can also be a tiny facet, parallel to the table, that keeps the point from chipping.

## Learn more

- [The parts of a diamond: crown, girdle and pavilion](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/diamond-anatomy/parts-of-a-diamond)
- [Diamond table percentage: what table size does to the light](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/diamond-anatomy/diamond-table-percentage)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)