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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
aspect
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a central aspect
▪ The spread of ideas is a central aspect of globalization.
a positive aspect
▪ There are a lot of positive aspects to retirement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
▪ Most considerations have concentrated on certain aspects and left others to the imagination.
▪ Quantum cryptography exploits a key principle of quantum mechanics, according to which certain aspects of any subatomic process are inherently unknowable.
▪ There are indeed certain aspects of the marriage system of such societies which support this point of view.
▪ To some extent it is pOssible for parents to enhance certain aspects Of infant intelligence.
▪ For them to be able to do that, they have to embody a certain aspect of the human condition.
▪ The company said it is expanding the description of certain technical aspects of the shareholderrights plan it adopted Jan. 4.
▪ Millions of women died and with them a certain untamed aspect of the female spirit.
▪ Before turning to his encounter with Gandhi, certain aspects of Irwin's character should be particularly noted.
different
▪ Here we discuss a different aspect of the problem: their possible underlying cause.
▪ Each color-coded trail explores a different aspect of the park.
▪ Holiday courses are held in both countries during the summer to enable those interested to experience different aspects of Medau work.
▪ All the different aspects of a person interact with, and influence, each other.
▪ Ten chapters, each by a different author, cover different aspects of the subject, however there is some repetition.
▪ Even Sonya had a different aspect for me ever since I became fascinated by that book.
▪ The two pictures are not, however, incompatible, they merely highlight different aspects of meaning.
▪ Recent controlled studies have served to clarify the different aspects of the interaction between alcohol and gastric acid secretion.
important
▪ Such a chapter of accidents, however ridiculous in modern eyes, epitomised a genuinely important aspect of international relations.
▪ Personal control over change and rational decisionmaking are important aspects of treatment.
▪ In these examples we see death and bereavement, together with other losses as an important aspect of work in counselling elderly people.
▪ Compared to Windows 3. 1, the most important aspect of Windows 95 is that it: A.. Looks cool.
▪ Storage and viewing were very important aspects of an art dealer's business.
▪ The University of Michigan asked thousands of workers to list the most important aspects of meaningful work.
▪ Are there any other important aspects concerning Religious Life which should receive attention during the Synod?
▪ This is as important an aspect to training as any physical exertion.
key
▪ A key aspect of this part of the mix is the life-cycle of the product.
▪ The customer would probably be unhappy if the project were completed well ahead of time at the expense of some key quality aspect.
▪ Regulationist theories also consider industrial change as the key or fundamental aspect of structural change.
▪ The indifference to occupational type is a key aspect of this definition.
▪ This is a key aspect of the refugee question which has so far received inadequate attention.
▪ Class relations, for Marx, are the key to all aspects of society.
▪ Another key aspect of the new courses has been the building in of planned linkages to degree provision.
▪ In this context, let us remind ourselves of the key aspects of their position.
negative
▪ The imperative to change comes from one of two sources, each of which has positive and negative aspects.
▪ However, the negative aspect of this is that without people browsing freely, the magic of public networks will disappear.
▪ We should also, however, add a comment on a negative aspect, concerning the idea of applicability.
▪ For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.
▪ The book dispels many of the negative aspects of growing older.
▪ Each course of action has some positive and some negative aspects.
▪ But there are two negative aspects.
▪ Both the positive and the negative aspects of the Monroe Doctrine were often repeated and reaffirmed in later years.
other
▪ Rave culture itself has become separate from other more progressive aspects.
▪ We have, therefore to consider these other aspects of violent acts.
▪ It can seek to clarify thinking about other aspects of the relationship between language and thought.
▪ Perhaps it was that paradox - more than any other aspect of its nature - which would finally undo it.
▪ There are many other aspects and dimensions of vision for it is one of the authentic senses of men.
▪ Although the new ballet had occupied much of his time and energy, other aspects of life continued.
▪ However, when p4 is reached the reader has just finished reading about some other aspect of hypertext than text.
▪ In two other aspects of modernisation more was achieved.
particular
▪ The teacher can concentrate on improving particular aspects of the student's skills.
▪ Every Tuesday a guest speaker from the community came in to talk about a particular aspect of the law.
▪ They also run evening classes from time to time, specialising in a particular aspect of Machine Knitting.
▪ Women can love their children but not like particular aspects of mothering or specific developmental stages.
▪ Each came separately to look at particular aspects of the collections and the project, then there were several group sessions.
▪ Personality traits are particular characteristics or aspects of this total personality.
positive
▪ The imperative to change comes from one of two sources, each of which has positive and negative aspects.
▪ One need only be very ill, or have an ill child, to experience the positive aspects as well.
▪ There are many positive aspects of this move, not least the fact that modern families are child-centred.
▪ He preferred talking about the positive aspects of his career in Escondido.
▪ This has both positive and limiting aspects.
▪ Colonialism had both positive and negative aspects.
▪ The idea is to emphasize the positive aspects of your present, non-diet, way of eating.
▪ Jack uses selective information, highlighting the positive aspects of a program.
social
▪ The next chapter considers the legal and social aspects of selling which then concludes the section on the sales environment.
▪ In regard to the use of field interviewers, the social and psychological aspects of studies are all too often ignored.
▪ What was interesting was the social aspects of the company.
▪ During the course of development of formal operations in adolescence, the social aspects of development continue.
▪ Because of this, air travel to deal with the social aspects of human interactions will be more frequent.
▪ We have already seen that egocentric speech prevalent early in the preoperational stage has social aspects.
▪ The main topics covered are finance, health and leisure, together with the social aspects of adjusting to retirement.
▪ The sequential maturation of the intellectual and social aspects fosters a sense of assurance in the child and acceptance by others.
technical
▪ Although we will not examine the technical aspects of these standards, it is important to identify briefly the most important initiatives.
▪ Court of Appeals judges considered the bias issue and also raised concerns about technical aspects of Jackson's ruling.
▪ An investigation of this kind requires knowledge and experience of the technical aspects and considerable organisational capability.
▪ What is needed is a balanced measure incorporating the human, economic and technical aspects of the technology transfer process.
▪ Both Ashton and MacMillan take the technical aspects of their choreography very seriously.
▪ Those technical aspects are reflected not only in the wins and losses, but the style of play.
▪ Likewise, economists have discussed at length technical aspects of economic policy, particularly macroeconomic policy.
▪ The company said it is expanding the description of certain technical aspects of the shareholderrights plan it adopted Jan. 4.
various
▪ Evaluation can be directed towards the various aspects of the educational course or programme.
▪ The concept has various aspects, each as negative as the other.
▪ However, there might be guidance about the proportioning of grants to various aspects of development education.
▪ The Act substantially raises the amounts of money Congress may appropriate for various aspects of the program.
▪ These represent the various aspects of Khaine.
▪ All three tutors were engaged in research into various aspects of Language in Education.
▪ Reasons are not clear-cut, but various aspects of rural social life have been suggested.
▪ In order to encourage participation, task groups are supported which consider, in depth, various Ada-related aspects.
■ VERB
consider
▪ They will be asked to consider specific aspects of the interviewing process as they observe the interview.
▪ We may consider aspects of these people's cultures to be flawed by our standards, and sometimes unjust.
▪ We have, therefore to consider these other aspects of violent acts.
▪ These executives seem to equate marketing with selling and fail to consider other aspects of the marketing system.
▪ Voice over Stroud District Council says it's aware of the shopkeepers' problems, but it must consider the conservation aspect.
▪ It is not silly to suggest that we should consider those aspects.
▪ Correspondingly, we shall have to consider three aspects of the delimitation of a lexical item.
▪ He does this by considering what he calls aspects of power.
cover
▪ Staff can produce an individual handbook covering specific aspects of care, for example pre-operative preparation or a doctor's preferences for treatment.
▪ He had to cover every aspect of the war.
▪ The privilege is much wider than procedural matters, covering every aspect of the internal functions of the House.
▪ The Society of Gardeners originally planned to cover all aspects of horticulture in one large work.
▪ For the composer, arranger or copyist it covers every imaginable aspect of notation.
▪ This full-colour guide covers all aspects of the Metro's layout and history and a comprehensive map of the system.
▪ A valuable work, covering many aspects of social structure and population distribution, is that edited by R.E.
▪ This chapter will therefore cover those aspects most relevant to child care law.
deal
▪ There are a few works by scholars which deal directly with aspects of my subject.
▪ Works dealing with some aspect of spirituality appeal to her.
▪ It will deal with three aspects of its subject.
▪ The dramas dealt with some somber aspect of domestic life.
▪ As all else has not failed, I propose to deal with this aspect of the matter shortly.
▪ The groups deal with all aspects of homosexual life, from relationships to coming out.
▪ Because of this, air travel to deal with the social aspects of human interactions will be more frequent.
▪ Their function is simply that of dealing with the business aspects of terrace life and of negotiating with the outside world.
discuss
▪ Here we discuss a different aspect of the problem: their possible underlying cause.
▪ The proposal should discuss this aspect and quiet the worries of the reviewer or academic advisor.
▪ Such evenings are for cementing business relationships rather than for discussing specific aspects of business.
▪ Thousands of news groups are filled with experts discussing various aspects of their fields.
▪ It is likely that suppliers will wish to discuss aspects of this document before making any formal response.
▪ So far we have been discussing the intentional aspect of language in our comparison of human with other animal communication.
▪ Terms are needed to allow teachers and pupils to discuss many aspects of language.
▪ Chapters 4 and 5 discuss design aspects of the store.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Chris is dealing with the commercial aspects of this ambitious project.
▪ How we are going to pay for it is one aspect we haven't discussed yet.
▪ The country was on the brink of war, and fear and uncertainty permeated every aspect of daily life.
▪ The inspectors will examine health and safety aspects at the plant.
▪ This book deals with the economic, social, and religious aspects of Egyptian society.
▪ We're focused on the financial, rather than social, aspects of the problem.
▪ When everything turns green, the countryside presents a truly beautiful aspect.
▪ Women are interested in the car's technological aspects just as much as men are.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Apart from the physical aspects, if premises are held on a lease there are legal implications, too.
▪ By the early seventies the firm was employing over 1,000 operatives covering every aspect of building works.
▪ Consequently, this concept prompts Melville to emphasize the importance of contrasts in every aspect of life.
▪ Court of Appeals judges considered the bias issue and also raised concerns about technical aspects of Jackson's ruling.
▪ Not all aspects of the term are explored as this would require a separate chapter in its own right.
▪ Since inequality is a natural aspect of society, it is foolish and even dangerous to seek egalitarianism.
▪ The popular health movement also looks at health in a holistic way - the physical, mental and spiritual aspects.
▪ Their choice depends upon their criteria for work and whether the pay aspect is important to them.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aspect

Aspect \As"pect\, n. [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.

    Aspect of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane.

Aspect

Aspect \As*pect"\, v. t. [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See Aspect, n.] To behold; to look at. [Obs.]

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
aspect

late 14c., an astrological term, "relative position of the planets as they appear from earth" (i.e., how they "look at" one another); later also "way of viewing things," from Latin aspectus "a seeing, looking at, sight, view, countenance, appearance," from past participle of aspicere "to look at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + specere "to look" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "the look one wears, the appearance of things" attested by early 15c.

Wiktionary
aspect

n. 1 Any specific feature, part, or element of something. 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. (from 16th c.)

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WordNet
aspect

  1. n. 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]

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Wikipedia
Aspect (computer programming)

An aspect of a program is a feature linked to many other parts of the program, but which is not related to the program's primary function. An aspect crosscuts the program's core concerns, therefore violating its separation of concerns that tries to encapsulate unrelated functions. For example, logging code can crosscut many modules, yet the aspect of logging should be separate from the functional concerns of the module it cross-cuts. Isolating such aspects as logging and persistence from business logic is the aim of aspect-oriented software development (AOSD), of which the aspect-oriented programming (AOP) paradigm is the most widely employed.

Aspect-orientation is not limited to programming since it is useful to identify, analyse, trace and modularise concerns (e.g., PREview) through requirements elicitation, specification and design. Aspects can be multi-dimensional by allowing both functional and non-functional behaviour to crosscut any other concerns, instead of just mapping non-functional concerns to functional requirements.

One view of aspect-oriented software development is that every major feature of the program, core concern (business logic), or cross-cutting concern (additional features), is an aspect, and by weaving them together (a process also called composition), one finally produces a whole out of the separate aspects. This approach is known as pure aspect programming, but hybrid approaches are more commonly used, perhaps since there is less of a paradigm shift between object- and aspect-oriented programming. There is a similar situation with early aspect software development (e.g., requirements), with traditional methods being enhanced for aspect-orientation and new models proposed. Non-functional concerns (e.g., security) can crosscut functional concerns (e.g., door must be present). It is possible for functional concerns to crosscut non-functional or functional concerns (e.g., need for more features harms mobility). A uniform approach to representation and composition, similar to the pure approach in AOP, is termed multidimensional representation.

The prism analogy describes aspects with terms from the domain of light. Like splitting light into its many aspects (different colours) with a prism, one splits a problem into its separate aspects. With another prism you can put the different colours back into a white ray of light, and by the process of weaving aspects one can put the solutions for the different aspects of a problem back into a solution for the whole problem.

Aspect

Aspect or Aspects may refer to:

  • Aspect (computer programming), a feature that is linked to many parts of a program, but which is not necessarily the primary function of the program
  • Grammatical aspect, in linguistics, a component of the conjugation of a verb, having to do with the internal temporal flow of an event
  • Lexical aspect, in linguistics, a distinction among different kinds of verb according to their relation to time
  • Astrological aspect, the relative angle between two heavenly bodies
  • Aspect (geography), the direction in which a slope faces
  • Aspect (religion), a way of partitioning or considering manifestations of a deity or divine being
  • Aspect (trade union), a trade union in the United Kingdom
  • An anatomic term, see Anatomical terms of location
  • Aspect (Dungeons & Dragons), aspect refers to a figure which is the representation of a god
  • Aspects (band), a hip hop group from Bristol, England
  • Map projection#Aspect, the orientation of a map projections
  • Aspect, in railway signalling, is the number of lights on a signal, and their state
  • Aspect magazine, a biannual DVD magazine showcasing new media art
  • Aspect Co., a Japanese video game company
  • Warner Aspect, an imprint of the publishing company Warner Books, focusing on works of science fiction
  • Alain Aspect (born 1947), French physicist
Aspect (geography)

In physical geology, aspect is the compass direction that a slope faces. For example, a slope on the eastern edge of the Rockies toward the Great Plains is described as having an easterly aspect. A slope which falls down to a deep valley on its western side and a shallower one on its eastern side has a westerly aspect or is a west-facing slope. The direction a slope faces can affect the physical and biotic features of the slope, known as a slope effect. The term aspect can also be used to describe the shape or alignment of a coastline. Here, the aspect is the direction which the coastline is facing towards the sea. For example, a coastline with sea to the northeast (as in most of Queensland) has a northeasterly aspect.

Aspect (verb)
Aspect (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, an Aspect is the physical embodiment of a god, demon lord, or other such powerful, godly being sent to the Material Plane to act as a representative of the being itself, for whatever reason.

Aspect (trade union)

Aspect was a former trade union in the United Kingdom for professionals working in children's services.

The union was founded in 1919 by four school inspectors as the National Association of Inspectors of Schools and Educational Organisers (NAIEO). Membership rose to around 200 by the mid-1920s, and the organisation affiliated to NALGO for representation and negotiation for some years. The two unions then separated due to policy differences, but membership continued its slow rise, reaching 800 in 1970.

In 1974, the union became the National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers (NAIEA), and began recruiting educational consultants. In 1977, it first gained its Certificate of Independence. By 1980, membership had reached 1,400, and the union affiliated to the National Association of Head Teachers for the provision of some services. Under the secretaryship of Bill Wright, in 1993, the union once again asserted its independence, and renamed itself as the National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants (NAEIAC).

The union appointed John Chowcat as its first full-time general secretary in 1999, and affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 2002. In 2005, membership reached 4,000, and it adopted its most recent name, a backronym for "Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts".

In 2012, the union merged into Prospect.

Aspect (religion)

Aspect is a term used across several religions and in theology to describe a particular manifestation or conception of a deity or other divine being. Depending the religion, these might to disjoint or overlapping parts, or methods of perceiving or conceptualizing the deity in a particular context.

In the Bahá'í Faith, this might be conceived as a Manifestation of God.

In Christianity, the concept of the Trinity views God as 3 distinct parts, whereas Sabellianism conceives of one deity manifested in three separate aspects or modes.

In some conceptions of Hinduism, Vishnu is seen as aspect of Brahman.

In Sikhism, there are three distinct aspects: God as deity; God in relation to creation; and God in relation to man.

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Usage examples of "aspect".

For I spake with thee, it is nigh two years agone, when thou wert abiding the coming of our Lady in the castle yonder But now I see of thee that thou art brighter-faced, and mightier of aspect than aforetime, and it is in my mind that the Lady of Abundance must have loved thee and holpen thee, and blessed thee with some great blessing.

The aspect of the whole was abnormally life-like, and the more subtly fearful because its source was so totally unknown.

Of course, the insecure aspects of many abusers are well concealed within the arrogance.

Veneziano, then a research fellow at CERN, the European accelerator laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, had worked on aspects of this problem for a number of years, until one day he came upon a striking revelation.

In regard to the physical aspects, in extreme cases acromegaly can produce a giant.

Another subtle aspect of addiction is that, although it is the first dose that hooks us, the whole process is usually so subtle and gradual that it can take years for us to realize that we are actually hooked.

Mourzoufle, an iron mace in his hand, visiting the posts, and affecting the part and aspect of a warrior, was an object of terror to his soldiers, at least, and to his kinsmen.

The amelioration promised to aliens and to future Americans was to possess its moral and social aspects.

They quickly diversified, and by the middle of the period angiosperms of modern aspect had spread all over the planet.

Phyl had advanced into the more metaphysical aspects of Animist training, though still continuing to work with some of the species on the campus.

And now we shall encounter revelations of another aspect of thisthe personal distress and bitterness experienced by scientists unfortunate enough to make anomalous discoveries.

Whereas Ruskin throws out a multitude of aphoristic utterances about many different aspects of nature, which will provide us with further starting-points for our own observation and thought, Howard is concerned with a single sphere of phenomena, that of cloud formation.

His name was Argan, and he violently disagreed with his high priest on some obscure aspects of astrology.

A book may be a perfect gentleman in its aspect and demeanor, and this book would be good company for personages like Roger Ascham and his pupils the Lady Elizabeth and the Lady Jane Grey.

In the right pectoral and posterior aspect of the right axillary region, and over the buttocks, the affected skin hung in heavy pendulous flaps.