aspect

noun

Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.

The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.

One's appearance or expression.

Prospect; outlook.

A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.

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.

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.

(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.

(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With three-aspect colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green, and on four-aspect signals, double-yellow also; a two-aspect signal displays red or green.

(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.

(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.

(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.

(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

verb

(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.

(Wicca) To channel a divine being.

(obsolete) To look at.

Roots

specio-spect · Latin · look, see

Synonyms for aspect

facetn viewn integrantadj thingn elementn standpointn componentn partn prospectn viewpointn characteristicadj detailn anglen factorn minutian gestaltn particularadj featuren

Words related to aspect

aspectualadj panoraman scenen componential durativen perspectiven dimensionn pertainsv peculiarityn traitn idiocrasyadj wholeadj vistan mattersn particularityn idiosyncrasyn situationn

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