aspect
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (5)aspects
- a distinct feature or element in a problem“he studied every facet of the question”Synonyms: facetType of feature, characteristicKinds side, sector, surface
- a characteristic to be consideredType of characteristic
- the visual percept of a region“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”Synonyms: viewprospectscenevistapanoramaType of visual percept, visual imageKinds background, foreground, exposure, tableau, glimpse, middle distance, side view, coast
- the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verbType of grammatical relationKinds inchoative, durative, iterative, perfective
- the feelings expressed on a person's face“a sad expression”“a look of triumph”“an angry face”Synonyms: expressionlookfacial expressionfaceType of countenance, visageKinds sparkle, gloominess, leer
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Translations
Noun quality of a verb
Noun the way something appears
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy.
1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. rare “The basilisk killeth by aspect.” Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
His aspect was bent on the ground.— Sir Walter Scott
2. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air. “Serious in aspect.” John Dryden
[Craggs] with aspect open shall erect his head.— Alexander Pope
3. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. “The aspect of affairs.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish.— Burnet, Thomas
4. Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; as, a house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which faces the south.
5. Prospect; outlook. obsolete
This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended.— John Evelyn
6. Astrol. The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth. John Milton
☞ The aspects which two planets can assume are five; sextile, …, when the planets are 60° apart; quartile, or quadrate, …, when their distance is 90° or the quarter of a circle; trine, …, when the distance is 120°; opposition, …, when the distance is 180°, or half a circle; and conjunction, …, when they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human affairs, in some situations for good and in others for evil.
7. Astrol. The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect. William Shakespeare
The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil aspects.— Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
8. Aëronautics A view of a plane from a given direction, usually from above; more exactly, the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a current of fluid long side foremost, or in broadside aspect, it sustains more pressure than when placed short side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective than short broad ones of the same area.
Aspect of a plane Geometry, the direction of the plane.
Origin: L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See Aspect, noun
To behold; to look at. obsolete
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement
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<language> Algebraic specification of abstract data types. A strict functional language that compiles to C.
Versions of ASpecT are available for Sun, Ultrix, NeXT, Macintosh, OS/2 2.0, Linux, RS/6000, Atari, Amiga.
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