English-Thai Dictionary

aspect

N มุม  ด้าน  แง่มุม  mum

 

aspect

N มุมมอง  ความคิดเห็น  view viewpoint perspective mum-mong

 

aspect

N ลักษณะ  รูปลักษณ์  look looks appearance features lak-sa-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASPECT

n.[L. aspectus, from aspicio, to look on, of ad and specio, to see or look. ] 1. Look; view; appearance to the eye or the mind; as, to present an object or a subject in its true aspect, or under a double aspect. So we say, public affairs have a favorable aspect.
2. Countenance; look, or particular appearance of the face; as a mild or severe aspect.
3. View; sight; act of seeing. [This sense is now unusual. ]
4. Position or situation with regard to seeing, or that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; as, a house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which faces or looks to the south.
5. In astronomy, the situation of one planet with respect to another. The aspects are five sextile, when the planets are 6 degrees distant; quartile or quadrate, when their distance is 9 degrees, or the quarter of a circle; trine, when the distance is 12 degrees; opposition, when the distance is 18 degrees, or half a circle; and conjunction, when they are in the same degree.

 

ASPECT

v.t.To behold. [Not used. ]

 

ASPECTABLE

a.That may be seen. [Not used. ]

 

ASPECTED

a.Having an aspect. [Not used. ]

 

ASPECTION

n.The act of viewing. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASPECT

As "pect, n. Etym: [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.)

 

Defn: 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,

 

7. (Astrol.)

 

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

 

ASPECT

As *pect ", v. t. Etym: [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See Aspect, n.]

 

Defn: To behold; to look at. [Obs. ]

 

ASPECTABLE

As *pect "a *ble, a. Etym: [L. aspectabilis.]

 

Defn: Capable of being; visible. "The aspectable world. " Ray. "Aspectable stars." Mrs. Browning.

 

ASPECTANT

ASPECTANT As *pect "ant, a. (Her. )

 

Defn: Facing each other.

 

ASPECTED

ASPECTED As *pect "ed, a.

 

Defn: Having an aspect. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

ASPECTION

As *pec "tion, n. Etym: [L. aspectio, fr. aspicere to look at. ]

 

Defn: The act of viewing; a look. [Obs. ]

 

ASPECT RATIO

ASPECT RATIO Aspect ratio. (Aëronautics )

 

Defn: The ratio of the long to the short side of an aëroplane, aërocurve, or wing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aspect

as pect |ˈaspekt ˈæˌspɛkt | ▶noun 1 a particular part or feature of something: the financial aspect can be overstressed. • a specific way in which something can be considered: from every aspect, theirs was a changing world. • [ in sing. ] a particular appearance or quality: the air of desertion lent the place a sinister aspect | a man of decidedly foreign aspect. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] the positioning of a building or thing in a specified direction: a greenhouse with a southern aspect. • the side of a building facing a particular direction: the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable. • Astrology a particular position of a planet or other celestial body relative to another, as measured by angular distance: the sun in Aries formed an adverse aspect with Uranus in Capricorn. 3 Grammar a grammatical category or form that expresses the way in which time is denoted by the verb: the semantics of tense and aspect | four verbal aspects. There are two aspects in English, the progressive or continuing aspect (expressing duration, typically using the auxiliary verb be with a form in -ing, as in I was reading a book ) and the perfect or perfective (expressing completed action, typically using the auxiliary verb have with a past participle, as in I have read the book ). ▶verb [ with obj. ] Astrology (of a planet ) form an aspect with (another celestial body ): the sun is superbly aspected by your ruler Mars on the 19th. DERIVATIVES as pec tu al |aˈspekCHo͞oəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the action or a way of looking at something ): from Latin aspectus, from aspicere ‘look at, ’ from ad- ‘to, at ’ + specere ‘to look. ’

 

aspect ratio

as pect ra tio ▶noun the ratio of two dimensions of something as considered from a specific direction, in particular: • the ratio of the width to the height of the image on a television screen. • Aeronautics the ratio of the span to the mean chord of an airfoil.

 

Oxford Dictionary

aspect

as ¦pect |ˈaspɛkt | ▶noun 1 a particular part or feature of something: personal effectiveness in all aspects of life | the financial aspect can be overstressed. • 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 | [ mass noun ] : a man of decidedly foreign aspect. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] the positioning of a building or other structure in a particular direction: a greenhouse with a southern aspect. • the side of a building facing a particular direction: the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable. 3 [ mass noun ] Grammar a category or form which expresses the way in which time is denoted by a verb. There are three aspects in English, the progressive or continuous aspect (expressing duration, typically using the auxiliary verb be with a form in -ing, as in I was reading a book ), the perfect or perfective (expressing completed action, typically using the auxiliary verb have with a past participle, as in I have read the book ), and unmarked aspect (as in he reads books ). 4 Astrology 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. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Astrology (of a planet ) form an aspect with (another celestial body ). DERIVATIVES aspectual |aˈspɛktʃʊəl |adjective 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 ’.

 

aspect ratio

as ¦pect ratio ▶noun 1 the ratio of the width to the height of the image on a television screen. 2 Aeronautics the ratio of the span to the mean chord of an aerofoil.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aspect

aspect noun 1 the photos depict every aspect of life: feature, facet, side, characteristic, particular, detail; angle, slant. 2 his face had a sinister aspect: appearance, look, air, cast, mien, demeanor, expression; atmosphere, mood, quality, ambience, feeling.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aspect

aspect noun 1 the photographs depict every aspect of life on a kibbutz: feature, facet, side, characteristic, particular, detail, point, ingredient, strand; angle, slant, sense, respect, regard. 2 the black patch hiding one eye gave his face a sinister aspect: appearance, look, air, bearing, cast, manner, mien, demeanour, deportment, expression, countenance, features, semblance, guise, impression, effect; atmosphere, mood, quality, ambience, feeling, flavour. 3 a summer house with a southern aspect: outlook, view, exposure, direction, situation, position, location. 4 the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable: face, elevation, facade, side.

 

French Dictionary

aspect

aspect n. m. nom masculin 1 Forme sous laquelle une personne, une chose nous apparaît. : Ces ruines ont un aspect terrifiant. SYNONYME allure ; apparence . 2 Angle, point de vue. : Il faut étudier ce problème sous tous ses aspects. SYNONYME jour ; perspective ; rapport . Prononciation Les lettres ct ne se prononcent pas, [aspɛ ] Note Orthographique aspe ct.

 

Spanish Dictionary

aspecto

aspecto nombre masculino 1 Manera en que una persona o una cosa se aparece o se presenta a la vista o al entendimiento :esta relación se presenta bajo el aspecto de una correlación y puede reflejarse gráficamente por una curva en forma de S .2 Conjunto de características o circunstancias con que una persona o una cosa se aparece o se presenta a la vista o al entendimiento :su aspecto es muy descuidado; un hombre con aspecto de sátiro; por el aspecto solo podían ser inspectores de policía .SINÓNIMO apariencia .3 Punto de vista, desde el que se analiza o considera algo :como ves, en este diseño ha primado el aspecto aerodinámico; puso su acento en el aspecto internacional del problema .SINÓNIMO dimensión .4 Parte de algo que se analiza o se toma en consideración :guarda silencio acerca de los aspectos concretos que integrarán esta ley .5 En astrología, posición relativa de dos astros respecto a las casas celestes que ocupan .6 ling Categoría gramatical que distingue en el verbo matices no temporales del desarrollo de la acción verbal, como duración, reiteración, perfección o comienzo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín aspectus ‘acción de mirar ’, ‘presencia ’, ‘aspecto ’, derivado de aspicere ‘mirar ’ y este de specere ‘mirar, observar ’. A la misma familia etimológica latina pertenecen aspillera , auspicio , circunspecto, conspicuo, despecho , especia , especie , espécimen , espectáculo , espectro , espéculo , especular , espejo , inspección , introspección , perspectiva , perspicaz , prospecto , respecto , respeto , retrospectivo, sospechar y suspicaz ; todos ellos basados en la idea de la observación .

 

aspectual

aspectual adjetivo ling Del aspecto verbal o relacionado con esta categoría gramatical :valor aspectual perfectivo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aspect

as pect /ǽspekt / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖語源は 「目に見えるもの (spect )」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C (物 事の )側面, 局面 , 面 ; 様相 ; (物 事を見る )観点, 角度 ▸ the two [positive and negative ] aspects of love 恋愛の二面 (性 )[良い面と悪い面 ]▸ take on a new aspect 新たな様相を呈する ▸ It's excellent in every aspect .あらゆる面でそれは優れている ▸ see the matter from a different [another ] aspect 異なる角度から問題を検討する 2 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例方角を表す 形容詞 の後で; 単数形で 〗(建物などの )向き, 方向 ▸ The building has a northern aspect .その家は北向きだ (≒The building faces north. )3 U 〖具体例ではan (…) ～〗｟かたく ｠(人の )容貌 （ようぼう ）, 表情 ; (物の )外観 ; 様相 (!appearanceの方が普通 ) .4 C U 〘文法 〙相 〘動詞の進行 [完了 ]相など 〙; 〘占星 〙星位 〘人の運勢に影響するとされる惑星間の位置 〙.