asparmate (asparmat)

[ aspartic (as-pär'tik), a. [ aspen What a collegiate aspect has that fine Elizabeth an hall, where the fountain plays! Lamb, Old Benchers. 4. One of the ways in which a thing may be viewed or contemplated: as, to present an object or a subject in its true aspect; in a double aspect; a favorable aspect. Something loftier, more adorned, Than is the common aspect , daily garb, Of human life. Words worth, Prelude, v. Undoubtedly we have a right to make new words, as they are needed by the fresh aspects under which life pre sents itself here in the New World; and, indeed, ever a language is alive, it grows. Lowell, Introd. to Biglow Papers, 1st ser. 5. Practical bearing or reference. [Rare.] working effects on them, not on God. The aspect of atonement is obviously toward creatures, J. Gilbert , Christ. Atonement, p. 167. ( N. E. D.) 6. View commanded; prospect; outlook. This town has a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended. Evelyn . [Now used in this sense mainly with reference to the points of the compa : as, a house has a southern aspect or exposure.] 7. In astrol., the relative positions of the planets as they appear at any given time to an observer upon the earth; the combined look of the heavenly bodies from the earth. The aspects are nine in number: (1) semi sextile, a difference of longitude of 30°; (2) semi square, of 45°; (3) sextile, of 60°; (4) quintile, of 72°; (5) square or quartile, of 90°; (6) trine, of 120°; (7) sesquiquadrate, of 135°; (8) biquintile, of 144°; (9) opposition, of 180°. To these may be added conjunction, which occurs when the planets have the same longitude. Good aspects are the semi sextile, sextile, quintile, trine, and biquintile. Bad aspects are the semi square, square, sesquiquadrate, and opposition. Mundane astrology and by the semiares of the planets in nativities pects are such are formed by the houses in horary as IMG:content-1239.png:[blocks in formation] We, that behold the sad aspects of heaven, Leading sense-blinded men, feel grief enough To know, though not to speak, their miseries. Beau . and Fl ., Thierry and Theodoret, iii. 3. 8. In her ., the position of an animal with reference to the spectator. - Ambulacral aspect. See ambulacral . - Aspect of a plane, in math . , the direction of its normal. - In full aspect. Same as affronté , 2. - In tri an aspect, in a position between affronté and pa ant.-Mesial aspect. See mesial.