aspect

aspect
aspect [as′pekt΄]
n.
[ME < L aspectus, pp. of aspicere, to look at < ad-, to, at + specere, to look: see SPY]
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. Astrol. the position of stars, planets, etc. in relation to each other or to the observer, as an influence on human affairs
8. Gram.
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
SYN.- APPEARANCE, PHASE1

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