ASPECTANT
As*pect"ant, a. (Her.)
Defn: Facing each other.
ASPECTED
As*pect"ed, a.
Defn: Having an aspect. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
ASPECTION
As*pec"tion, n. Etym: [L. aspectio, fr. aspicere to look at.]
Defn: The act of viewing; a look. [Obs.]
ASPECT RATIO
Aspect ratio. (Aëronautics)
Defn: The ratio of the long to the short side of an aëroplane, aërocurve, or wing.
ASPEN; ASP
Asp"en, Asp, n. Etym: [AS. æsp, æps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ösp,
Dan. æsp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, äspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa,
Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)
Defn: One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.