aspect vs characteristic

aspect and characteristic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aspect	Yes	No	No	No
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of aspect; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than aspect:

aspect: a characteristic to be considered
characteristic: a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of aspect; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than aspect:

Other hypernyms of aspect include feature.

aspect (noun)	characteristic (noun)
the feelings expressed on a person's face	a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
a characteristic to be considered	any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
a distinct feature or element in a problem	a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the visual percept of a region	the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

aspect (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive