Definition of "aspect" []

• A particular look or facial expression; mien: "He was serious of aspect but wholly undistinguished” ( Louis Auchincloss). (noun)
• Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point. (noun)
• A way in which something can be viewed by the mind: looked at all aspects of the situation. See Synonyms at phase. (noun)
• A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure. (noun)
• A side or surface facing in a particular direction: the ventral aspect of the body. (noun)

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• "_ But as to an aspect being true or false in the sense of _misleading, _ that question refers not to the _aspect_ itself, but to the thing of which the aspect is taken as a part and a sign."
• "_ To our previous formula that _beautiful_ denotes satisfaction in contemplating an aspect, we can now add that an _aspect_ consists of sensations grouped together into _relations_ by our active, our remembering and foreseeing, perception."
• "'_From that placid aspect and meek regard, _' on the ground that; '_meek regard_ conveys no new idea to _placid aspect_.'"