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as·pect

aspect

 
 
pronunciation:
ae spekt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: An aspect is one part of a thing that can you study, think about, or have an opinion about.
Our assignment is to read this book and then write about an aspect of it that we think is interesting.Angelo doesn't really like school, but there are some aspects of it--like math and gym--that he thinks are OK.
synonyms:
element, part
similar words:
characteristic, factor, feature, phase
definition 2: If two people are looking at the same thing from different aspects, they will see different things. For example, if one person looks at a horse from the front, they will see its head, if they look at it from the back, they will see its tail. An aspect is a point or direction from which you see or think about something.
It was hard for the club members to agree about the problem because they were looking at it from different aspects.
synonyms:
angle, side
similar words:
light, viewpoint
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