Aspect

/ˈæspɛkt/ · noun

Meaning

Any specific feature, part, or element of something..

Definitions by Sense

1. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
2. The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
3. The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
4. A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
5. One's appearance or expression.
6. 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.
7. Prospect; outlook.
8. (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.

Example Sentences

Japan's aging population is an important aspect of its economy.

Given the limitations of planar representation[…] The painter is constantly forced to choose one aspect over the other.

in certain aspects [ = in certain respects]

“Perspective” can be understood in different ways. It can mean a single aspect from which something is considered or evaluated; it can also mean a view from a relation between aspects of a subject.

Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?

In Knots they ſtand, or in a Rank they Walk, / Serious in Aſpect, earneſt in their Talk: […]

By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.

It is Stephen Gardiner, black and scowling, his aspect in no way improved by his trip to Rome.

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Word Forms

• aspects
• aspecting
• aspected

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