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aspect

American  

[as-pekt] / ˈæs pɛkt /

noun

• aspects
  plural

1. appearance to the eye or mind; look.

   the physical aspect of the country.

2. nature; quality; character.

   the superficial aspect of the situation.

3. a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded; interpretation; view.

   both aspects of a decision.

4. part; feature; phase.

   That is the aspect of the problem that interests me most.

5. facial expression; countenance.

   He wore an aspect of gloom. Hers was an aspect of happy optimism.

6. bearing; air; mien.

   warlike in aspect.

7. view commanded; exposure.

   The house has a southern aspect.

   Synonyms:

   outlook, prospect

8. the side or surface facing a given direction.

   the dorsal aspect of a fish; the northern aspect of the house.

9. Grammar.

   1. 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.

   2. a set of syntactic devices, as in the English perfect with have in I have gone, with functions similar to such inflections.

   3. any of the members or instances of these categories or sets.

      the Latin perfect aspect; the Russian imperfect aspect.

   4. the meaning of, or meaning typical of, such a category or construction.

   5. such categories or constructions, or their meanings collectively.

10. Astrology.

    1. 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.

    2. the influence of any two planets or groups of planets located at such points.

11. Archaic. a look; glance.

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aspect British  

/ ˈæspɛkt /

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 progressive progressive

10. botany

    1. the compass direction to which a plant habitat is exposed, or the degree of exposure

    2. the effect of the seasons on the appearance of plants

11. archaic glance or gaze

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Synonym Usage

See appearance.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• aspects
  plural

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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

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Explanation

Aspect means a part or feature of something. If you are going to vote for a candidate, you should first learn about the various aspects of her political agenda. At the heart of the word aspect is the Latin specere "look" (think spectacles). Later, the word became connected to the idea of what can be seen from a particular position. Whether that means you can see all of something (all aspects) or only part (one aspect) depends on where you are standing and how hard you are looking.

Example Sentences

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aspect aspects

“The community aspect of the program is as important as the gardening itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Beyond revealing a new aspect of quantum behavior, the discovery could open the door to technologies that operate on timescales far beyond the capabilities of today's electronics.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

China must compete on practically every aspect of aircraft manufacturing, external – by no means just on turbine blades – in order to make serious in-roads.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Another, oft-overlooked aspect of how AI promoters talk about their products’ consciousness is its role as a legal dodge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Since we live in a society constructed around competition, we have a tendency to take competitive behaviour for granted as a universal aspect of social life.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

One of the most surprising aspects of the discovery is how an object this large managed to escape detection for so long.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Triumphant in other aspects of literary life, Frost was powerless to prevent the posthumous publication of his letters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

I’m curious how you internalized the Tommy Maximoff and Thomas Shepard aspects or the different identities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

They also resemble aspects of the functional testing physicians use when examining patients with movement disorders.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

It was while he was at the Military School at Breda that Descartes met the mathematician Isaac Beeckman, of Dordrecht, who introduced him to higher aspects of mathematics and became a long-term friend.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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