 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aspect
noun
1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied
every facet of the question" [syn: {facet}]
2: a characteristic to be considered
3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {prospect},
{scene}, {vista}, {panorama}]
4: the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the
action of a verb
5: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a
look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look},
{facial expression}, {face}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aspect \As"pect\, noun [L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to
look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy.]
1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] ''The
basilisk killeth by aspect.'' --Bacon.
His aspect was bent on the ground. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance;
mien; air. ''Serious in aspect.'' --Dryden.
[Craggs] with aspect open shall erect his head.
--Pope.
3. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. ''The
aspect of affairs.'' --Macaulay.
The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish.
--T. Burnet.
4. 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; as, a
house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which
faces the south.
5. Prospect; outlook. [Obs.]
This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from
whence we descended. --Evelyn.
6. (Astrol.) The situation of planets or stars with respect
to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light
proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint
look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the
earth. --Milton.
Note: The aspects which two planets can assume are five;
sextile, ?, when the planets are 60[deg] apart;
quartile, or quadrate, ?, when their distance is
90[deg] or the quarter of a circle; trine, ?, when the
distance is 120[deg]; opposition, ?, when the distance
is 180[deg], or half a circle; and conjunction, ?, when
they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the
aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human
affairs, in some situations for good and in others for
evil.
7. (Astrol.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as,
an ill aspect. --Shak.
The astrologers call the evil influences of the
stars evil aspects. --Bacon.
8. (A["e]ronautics) A view of a plane from a given direction,
usually from above; more exactly, the manner of
presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is
moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a
current of fluid long side foremost, or in broadside
aspect, it sustains more pressure than when placed short
side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective
than short broad ones of the same area.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Aspect of a plane} (Geom.), the direction of the plane.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aspect \As*pect"\, verb (used with an object) [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere.
See {Aspect}, noun]
To behold; to look at. [Obs.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
127 Moby Thesaurus words for "aspect":
adjunct, air, angle, appurtenance, article, astrodiagnosis,
astrology, astromancy, attitude, attribute, azimuth, bearing,
bearings, case, celestial navigation, characteristic, circumstance,
complexion, component, configuration, constituent, contents, count,
countenance, datum, dead reckoning, desiderative, detail, effect,
eidolon, element, exposure, face, facet, fact, factor, fashion,
feature, figure, fix, fixings, form, frequentative, frontage,
genethliac astrology, genethliacism, genethliacs, genethlialogy,
gestalt, guise, hand, horoscope, horoscopy, house, image, imago,
imperfective, impression, inchoative, incidental, ingredient,
instance, integrant, interpretation, item, iterative, lay, lie,
light, likeness, line of position, lineaments, look, makings,
manifestation, manner, mansion, matter, mien, minor detail,
minutia, minutiae, mundane astrology, mundane house, nativity,
natural astrology, orientation, outlook, part, part and parcel,
particular, perfective, phase, phasis, pilotage, planetary house,
point, point of view, port, position, position line, presence,
prospect, quality, radio bearing, reference, regard, respect,
seeming, semblance, set, shape, side, simulacrum, slant, specialty,
standpoint, stargazing, style, thing, total effect, twist, view,
viewpoint, visage, wise, zodiac
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
ASPECT
An {IPSE} developed by an {Alvey} project,
using {Z} to specify the {object-management system} and tool
interface.
(1996-03-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
ASpecT
Algebraic specification of {abstract data types}.
A {strict} {functional language} that compiles to {C}.
Versions of ASpecT are available for {Sun}, {Ultrix}, {NeXT},
{Macintosh}, {OS/2} 2.0, {Linux}, {RS/6000}, {Atari}, {Amiga}.
{(ftp://wowbagger.uni-bremen.de/pub/programming/languages)}.
(1996-03-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
aspect
In {aspect-oriented programming}, a modular unit
of control over {emergent entities}.
(1999-08-31)
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