aspect

Main Entry:: as·pect
Pronunciation:: \ˈas-ˌpekt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin aspectus, from aspicere to look at, from ad- + specere to look — more at spy
Date:: 14th century

1 a: the position of planets or stars with respect to one another held by astrologers to influence human affairs ; also : the apparent position (as conjunction) of a body in the solar system with respect to the sun b: a position facing a particular direction : exposure <the house has a southern aspect> c: the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current2 a (1): appearance to the eye or mind (2): a particular appearance of the face : mien b: a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded <studied every aspect of the question>3archaic : an act of looking : gaze4 a: the nature of the action of a verb as to its beginning, duration, completion, or repetition and without reference to its position in time b: a set of inflected verb forms that indicate aspect

— as·pec·tu·al

\a-ˈspek-chə(-wə)l, -chü(-ə)l\ adjective

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