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Aspect

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Noun

1. aspect, facet

a distinct feature or element in a problem

Example Sentences:
'he studied every facet of the question'

2. aspect

a characteristic to be considered

3. aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista

the visual percept of a region

Example Sentences:
'the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views'

4. aspect

the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

5. aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look

the feelings expressed on a person's face

Example Sentences:
'a sad expression'
'a look of triumph'
'an angry face'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aspect

see synonyms of aspect
noun
1. 
appearance to the eye; visual effect
the physical aspect of the landscape
2. 
a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet
to consider every aspect of a problem
3. 
the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered
to consider a problem from every aspect
4. 
a facial expression; manner of appearing
a severe aspect
5. 
a position facing a particular direction; outlook
the southern aspect of a house
6. 
a view in a certain direction
a good aspect of the village from the tower
7. 
a surface that faces in a given direction
the ventral aspect of a fish
8. 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
9. grammar
a category of verbs or verbal inflections that expresses such features as the continuity, repetition, or completedness of the action described
Compare perfective (sense 2), progressive (sense 8), progressive (sense 10)
10. botany
a. 
the compass direction to which a plant habitat is exposed, or the degree of exposure
b. 
the effect of the seasons on the appearance of plants
11. archaic
glance or gaze

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Aspect

see synonyms of aspect
noun
1. 
the way a person appears; looks; mien
2. 
the appearance of a thing as seen from a specific point; view
3. 
a. 
any of the possible ways in which an idea, problem, etc. may be regarded
consider all aspects of the war
b. 
a component part or quality; element
aspects of her personality
4. 
a facing in a given direction
5. 
a side facing in a given direction; exposure
the eastern aspect of the house
6.  Archaic
a glance; gaze
7.  Astrology
the position of stars, planets, etc. in relation to each other or to the observer, as an influence on human affairs
8.  Grammar
a. 
a characteristic of verbs, expressed in some languages by inflection, indicating the nature of an action as being completed or single (called perfective or nonprogressive aspect), or as being uncompleted, repeated, or habitual (called imperfective or progressive aspect); also, an analytic category based on this characteristic
b. 
any of the forms a verb takes to indicate this characteristic
9.  Physics
the position of a plane (flat surface) in relation to a liquid or gaseous substance through which it is moving or which is moving past it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aspect

see synonyms of aspect
n.
1.
a. A way in which something can be viewed by the mind: looked at all aspects of the situation.
b. A characteristic or feature of something: a novel with many unusual aspects.
2. A particular look or facial expression; mien: "He was serious of aspect but wholly undistinguished" (Louis Auchincloss).
3. Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point: "many small unsightly hillocks ... that had the aspect of graves" (Edgar Allan Poe).
4. A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure: a building with a southern aspect.
5. A side or surface facing in a particular direction: the ventral aspect of the body.
6.
a. The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another.
b. This configuration, thought by astrologers to influence human affairs.
7. Grammar
a. A property of verbs in which the action or state is related to the passage of time, especially in reference to completion, duration, or repetition.
b. A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation.
8. Archaic An act of looking or gazing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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