Aspect Definition
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From Latin aspectus (“look, sight; appearance”), from aspiciō (“see; catch sight of; inspect”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + speciō (“look, look at, behold; observe”).
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aspect (plural aspects)
- (obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze. [14th-19th c.]
- (astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope. [from 14th c.]
- the way something appears when viewed from a particular direction.
- One's appearance or expression. [from 16th c.]
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 145:
- It is Stephen Gardiner, black and scowling, his aspect in no way improved by his trip to Rome.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 145:
- (grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb (in certain, originally specifically Slavic, languages) which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event the verb describes; whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
- (visual expression): blee, appearance, look
Derived terms
- aorist aspect
- aspect ratio
- aspectual
- iterative aspect
- perfective aspect
- imperfective aspect
- semelfactive aspect
- progressive aspect
- perfect aspect
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aspect n. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
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aspect m. (plural aspects)
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Aspect
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look up aspect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aspect may be:- Aspect (computer programming), a feature that is linked to many parts of a program, but which is not necessarily the primary function of the program.
- Grammatical aspect, in linguistics, a component of the conjugation of a verb, having to do with the internal temporal flow of an event
- Lexical aspect, in linguistics, a distinction among different kinds of verb according to their relation to time
- Astrological aspect, the relative angle between two heavenly bodies
- Aspect (geography), the direction in which a slope faces
- Aspect (trade union), a trade union in the United Kingdom
- An anatomic term, see Anatomical terms of location
- Aspect Co., a Japanese video game company
- Warner Aspect, an imprint of the publishing company Warner Books, focusing on works of science fiction
- Alain Aspect, a French physicist
- In railway signalling, the aspect is the number of lights on a signal, and their state. For example, the standard three-light traffic signal is a three-aspect signal.
- In Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, aspect refers to a figure which is the representation of a god, e.g. Aspect of Kord.
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