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   aspect

   /ˈaspɛkt/

   noun

   • 1. a particular part or feature of something: "personal effectiveness in all aspects of life" Similar featurefacetsidecharacteristicparticulardetailpointingredientstrandangleslantsenserespectregard
   • ▪ a particular way in which something may be considered: "from every aspect theirs was a changing world"
   • ▪ a particular appearance or quality: "the air of desertion lent the place a sinister aspect" Similar appearancelookairbearingcastmannermiendemeanourdeportmentexpressioncountenancefeaturessemblanceguiseimpressioneffectatmospheremoodqualityambiencefeelingflavour
   • 2. the positioning of a building or other structure in a particular direction: "a greenhouse with a southern aspect" Similar outlookviewexposuredirectionsituationpositionlocation
   • ▪ the side of a building facing a particular direction: "the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable" Similar faceelevationfacadeside
   • ▪ any of a number of particular angular relationships between one celestial body or point on the ecliptic and another: "the sun in Aries formed an adverse aspect with Uranus in Capricorn"
   • 3. a category or form which expresses the way in which time is denoted by a verb: "the semantics of tense and aspect"

   verb

   • 1. (of a planet) form an aspect with (another celestial body): "the sun is superbly aspected by your ruler Mars on the 19th"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the action or a way of looking): from Latin aspectus, from aspicere ‘look at’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + specere ‘to look’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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