Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A way in which something can be viewed by the mind.
- noun A characteristic or feature of something.
- noun A particular look or facial expression; mien.
- noun Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point.
- noun A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure.
- noun A side or surface facing in a particular direction.
- noun The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another.
- noun This configuration, thought by astrologers to influence human affairs.
- noun 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.
- noun A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation.
- noun Archaic An act of looking or gazing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To behold; look upon.
- noun In forestry, the direction toward which a slope faces. The eight main points of the compass, north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, are distinguished in forest description. Also called
exposure . - noun In logic, the concept of a compound object, or this object itself, resulting from mentally connecting a definite conception to an indefinite or partially indesignate object, the compound being regarded as identical with the previously indefinite object.
- noun The act of seeing, or of looking at anything; view; gaze; glance; look.
- noun Countenance; look or particular appearance of the face; mien; air: as, a mild or severe aspect.
- noun Appearance to the eye or mind; look: as, the physical aspect of the country.
- noun One of the ways in which a thing may be viewed or contemplated: as, to present an object or a subject in its true aspect; in a double aspect; a favorable aspect.
- noun Practical bearing or reference.
- noun View commanded; prospect; outlook.
- noun [Now used in this sense mainly with reference to the points of the compass: as, a house has a southern aspect or exposure.]
- noun In astrology, the relative positions of the planets as they appear at any given time to an observer upon the earth; the combined look of the heavenly bodies from the earth.
- noun In heraldry, the position of an animal with reference to the spectator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
- noun Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air.
- noun Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
- noun 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.
- noun obsolete Prospect; outlook.
- noun (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.
- noun (Astrol.) The influence of the stars for good or evil.
- noun (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. - noun (Geom.) the direction of the plane.
- transitive verb obsolete To behold; to look at.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The way something appears when
viewed in a certain manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
- noun the visual percept of a region
- noun the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
- noun a characteristic to be considered
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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_ To our previous formula that _beautiful_ denotes satisfaction in contemplating an aspect, we can now add that an _aspect_ consists of sensations grouped together into _relations_ by our active, our remembering and foreseeing, perception.
The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Vernon Lee 1895
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_ But as to an aspect being true or false in the sense of _misleading, _ that question refers not to the _aspect_ itself, but to the thing of which the aspect is taken as a part and a sign.
The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Vernon Lee 1895
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'_From that placid aspect and meek regard, _' on the ground that; '_meek regard_ conveys no new idea to _placid aspect_.'
Note Book of an English Opium-Eater Thomas De Quincey 1822
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The one certain aspect is that the summits and depths reached by the adventure tourist are found in a state of magnificent and primitive valor, making the adventurer a universal traveler.
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The one certain aspect is that the summits and depths reached by the adventure tourist are found in a state of magnificent and primitive valor, making the adventurer a universal traveler.
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The one certain aspect is that the summits and depths reached by the adventure tourist are found in a state of magnificent and primitive valor, making the adventurer a universal traveler.
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The one certain aspect is that the summits and depths reached by the adventure tourist are found in a state of magnificent and primitive valor, making the adventurer a universal traveler.
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The one certain aspect is that the summits and depths reached by the adventure tourist are found in a state of magnificent and primitive valor, making the adventurer a universal traveler.
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But the main aspect is that the Laureates methodology has provided the foundation for
The Prize in Economics 2004 - Information for the Public 2004
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Many people picked up on the acronym aspect, including a few entries who tried to use the original "OOD" acronym.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Budget Standoff Continues Chris Weigant 2011
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His aspect was worried, and his head was as bald as the palm of my hand; but his hair in falling seemed to have stuck to his chin, and had prospered in the new locality, for his beard hung down to his waist.
-Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
March 9, 2011