say it: A-spekt
aspect is a noun meaning "a distinct feature or element in a problem". It carries 5 recorded senses.
the visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
the feelings expressed on a person's face
“a sad expression”
“a look of triumph”
“an angry face”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for aspect come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.