Aspects

Aspect may be:

  • 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 (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

Companies:

  • Aspect Co., a Japanese video game company
  • Warner Aspect, an imprint of the publishing company Warner Books, focusing on works of science fiction

People:

  • Alain Aspect, a French physicist

Aspect may also refer to:

  • In railway signalling, the aspect is the number of lights on a signal, and their state. For example, the standard three-light traffic signal is a three-aspect signal.

Famous quotes containing the word aspects:

    “That anger can be expressed through words and non-destructive activities; that promises are intended to be kept; that cleanliness and good eating habits are aspects of self-esteem; that compassion is an attribute to be prized—all these lessons are ones children can learn far more readily through the living example of their parents than they ever can through formal instruction.”
    —Fred Rogers (20th century)

    “An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)

    “All the aspects of this desert are beautiful, whether you behold it in fair weather or foul, or when the sun is just breaking out after a storm, and shining on its moist surface in the distance, it is so white, and pure, and level, and each slight inequality and track is so distinctly revealed; and when your eyes slide off this, they fall on the ocean.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)