aspect

/ˈæspɛkt/
/ˈæspɛkt/

noun

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

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

  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.

    "The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south."

  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.

  9. The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.

  10. The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.

  11. The act of looking at something; gaze.

  12. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

  13. In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.

  14. The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.

Synonyms: appearance, blee, look, facet

verb

  1. (of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.

  2. To channel a divine being.

  3. To look at.