as·pect
(ăśpĕkt)
[Middle English, from Latin aspectus, a view, from past participle of aspicere, to look at, ad-, ad-, + specere, to look.]
noun
- A particular look or facial expression; mien: “He was serious of aspect but wholly undistinguished” (Louis Auchincloss)
- Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point.
- A way in which something can be viewed by the mind: looked at all aspects of the situation. See synonyms at phase
- A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure.
- A side or surface facing in a particular direction: the ventral aspect of the body.
- The configuration of the stars or planets in relation to one another.
- This configuration, thought by astrologers to influence human affairs.
- Grammar A category of the verb designating primarily the relation of the action to the passage of time, especially in reference to completion, duration, or repetition.
- Archaic An act of looking or gazing.
derivatives
- as·pećtu·al
- adjective
