aspect
Americannoun
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appearance to the eye or mind; look.
the physical aspect of the country.
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nature; quality; character.
the superficial aspect of the situation.
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a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded; interpretation; view.
both aspects of a decision.
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part; feature; phase.
That is the aspect of the problem that interests me most.
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facial expression; countenance.
He wore an aspect of gloom. Hers was an aspect of happy optimism.
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bearing; air; mien.
warlike in aspect.
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view commanded; exposure.
The house has a southern aspect.
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the side or surface facing a given direction.
the dorsal aspect of a fish; the northern aspect of the house.
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Grammar.
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a category or interrelated set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, typically to indicate the duration, repetition, completion, or quality of the action or state denoted by the verb.
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a set of syntactic devices, as in the English perfect with have in I have gone, with functions similar to such inflections.
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any of the members or instances of these categories or sets.
the Latin perfect aspect; the Russian imperfect aspect.
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the meaning of, or meaning typical of, such a category or construction.
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such categories or constructions, or their meanings collectively.
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Astrology.
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the angular distance between two points as seen from the earth, primarily derived by dividing the 360 degrees of the zodiac by the integers 1 through 12.
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the influence of any two planets or groups of planets located at such points.
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Archaic. a look; glance.
noun
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appearance to the eye; visual effect
the physical aspect of the landscape
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a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet
to consider every aspect of a problem
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the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered
to consider a problem from every aspect
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a facial expression; manner of appearing
a severe aspect
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a position facing a particular direction; outlook
the southern aspect of a house
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a view in a certain direction
a good aspect of the village from the tower
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a surface that faces in a given direction
the ventral aspect of a fish
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astrology any of several specific angular distances between two planets or a planet and the Ascendant or Midheaven measured, from the earth, in degrees along the ecliptic
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grammar a category of verbs or verbal inflections that expresses such features as the continuity, repetition, or completedness of the action described Compare perfective progressive progressive
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botany
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the compass direction to which a plant habitat is exposed, or the degree of exposure
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the effect of the seasons on the appearance of plants
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archaic glance or gaze
Related Words
See appearance.
Etymology
Origin of aspect
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin aspectus “appearance, visible form, the action of looking at,” equivalent to aspec- (variant stem of aspicere “to observe, look at,” from a- a- 5 + -spicere, combining form of specere “to see”) + -tus suffix of verbal action
Example Sentences
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Support performance is not immune from scrutiny; a Pentagon watchdog has recently criticized aspects of F-35 maintenance and aircraft availability.
From MarketWatch
“They approached it financially. ... They understood the regulatory environment here and abroad in the EU. And they had a game plan for every aspect.”
From Los Angeles Times
"So of course we were going to have more action and explosives. I think we are going to be safe in that aspect."
From BBC
But both Warner Bros. and Paramount have seen continual declines in every other aspect of their businesses as the movie and television industries undergo a period of radical change.
From MarketWatch
But, as I entered my teenage years, I started to deviate from certain aspects of the faith.
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