The difference between Aspect and Dimension

When used as nouns, aspect means any specific feature, part, or element of something, whereas dimension means a single aspect of a given thing.


Dimension is also verb with the meaning: to mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

check bellow for the other definitions of Aspect and Dimension

  1. Aspect as a noun:

    Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

  2. Aspect as a noun:

    The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.

  3. Aspect as a noun:

    The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.

  4. Aspect as a noun:

    A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.

  5. Aspect as a noun:

    One's appearance or expression.

  6. Aspect as a noun:

    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.

    Examples:

    "The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south."

  7. Aspect as a noun:

    Prospect; outlook.

  8. Aspect as a noun (grammar):

    A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.

  9. Aspect as a noun (astrology):

    The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.

  10. Aspect as a noun (obsolete):

    The act of looking at something; gaze.

  11. Aspect as a noun (obsolete):

    Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

  12. Aspect as a noun (programming):

    In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.

  1. Aspect as a verb (astrology):

  2. Aspect as a verb (Wicca):

    To channel a divine being.

  3. Aspect as a verb (obsolete):

    To look at.

  1. Dimension as a noun:

    A single aspect of a given thing.

  2. Dimension as a noun:

    A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.

  3. Dimension as a noun:

    A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.

  4. Dimension as a noun (geometry):

    The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

  5. Dimension as a noun (linear algebra):

    The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.

  6. Dimension as a noun (physics):

    One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.

    Examples:

    "The dimension of velocity is length divided by time."

  7. Dimension as a noun (computing):

    Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.

  8. Dimension as a noun (science fiction, fantasy):

    An alternative universe or plane of existence.

  1. Dimension as a verb (transitive):

    To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.