- asterisk printing
- n.Schutzsterndruck m.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Asterisk — As ter*isk, n. [L. asteriscus, Gr. ?, dim. of asth r star. See {Aster}.] The figure of a star, thus, ?, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asterisk — (n.) figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc., late 14c., asterich, asterisc, from L.L. asteriscus, from Gk. asterikos little star, dim. of aster star (see ASTRO (Cf. astro )). As a verb from 1733 … Etymology dictionary
asterisk — [as′tər isk΄] n. [LL asteriscus < Gr asteriskos, dim. of astēr, STAR] a starlike sign (*) used in printing to indicate footnote references, omissions, etc. vt. to mark with this sign … English World dictionary
Asterisk — This article is about the typographical symbol. For other uses, see Asterisk (disambiguation). See also: * (disambiguation) * Asterisk … Wikipedia
asterisk — /as teuh risk/, n. 1. a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. 2. Ling. the figure of a star (*) used to mark utterance that would be considered ungrammatical or… … Universalium
asterisk — as•ter•isk [[t]ˈæs tə rɪsk[/t]] n. 1) a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc 2) ling. this symbol used in linguistics to mark an ungrammatical or otherwise… … From formal English to slang
asterisk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, astarisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos, literally, little star, diminutive of aster , astēr Date: 14th century the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
asterisk — /ˈæstərɪsk / (say astuhrisk) noun 1. the figure of a star (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. 2. something in the shape of a star or asterisk. –verb (t) 3. to identify or mark by… …
asterisk — n. & v. n. a symbol (*) used in printing and writing to mark words etc. for reference, to stand for omitted matter, etc. v.tr. mark with an asterisk. Etymology: ME f. LL asteriscus f. Gk asteriskos dimin. (as ASTER) … Useful english dictionary
asterisk — n. Star (in printing) … New dictionary of synonyms
Acorn MOS — Infobox OS name = Acorn Machine Operating System caption = developer = Acorn Computers source model = Proprietary kernel type = supported platforms = BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, BBC Master Series ui = Command line interface (v3, v4, v5) family =… … Wikipedia