No Encyclopedia Entry for Aspect Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. 2. (n.) Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air. 3. (n.) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. 4. (n.) 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. (n.) Prospect; outlook. 6. (n.) 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. 7. (n.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect. 8. (n.) To behold; to look at.
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