n.
Pronunciation: ' as- ˌ pekt
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 current
2 a (1) : appearance to the eye or mind (2) : a particular appearance of countenance : MIEN b : a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded <studied every aspect of the question>
3 archaic : an act of looking : GAZE
4 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- ' spek-ch ə (-w ə )l, -chü(- ə )l \ adjective