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asterisk
as·ter·isk A0481000 (ăs′tə-rĭsk′)n.1. A star-shaped figure (*) used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix.2. Mathematics A symbol used to indicate multiplication, as in 2 * 3 = 6.tr.v. as·ter·isked, as·ter·isk·ing, as·ter·isks To mark with an asterisk. [Middle English, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos, diminutive of astēr, star; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The phonological phenomenon of metathesis involves the transposition of sounds or syllables in a word. Metathesis is responsible for the common rendering of ask as aks or ax. (This issue is discussed comprehensively at ax.) Similarly, one sometimes hears asterisk pronounced with the "sk" transposed to produce a (ks) sound, as though the word were spelled asterix or astericks. Then, perhaps because this symbol is often written as one of a series (as ***, for example), some people apparently infer that astericks is the plural of a singular asterick, pronounced with just a final (k) sound. In 2014, the Usage Panel overwhelmingly preferred the traditional pronunciation for asterisk, although 24 percent found the asterix pronunciation acceptable and 19 percent found asterick acceptable. A mere 7 percent personally preferred the asterix pronunciation, and only 6 percent preferred the asterick one. See Usage Note at ax2.asterisk (ˈæstərɪsk) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a star-shaped character (*) used in printing or writing to indicate a cross-reference to a footnote, an omission, etc2. (Linguistics) a. (in historical linguistics) this sign used to indicate an unattested reconstructed formb. (in descriptive linguistics) this sign used to indicate that an expression is ungrammatical or in some other way unacceptablevb (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to mark with an asterisk[C17: from Late Latin asteriscus a small star, from Greek asteriskos, from astēr star]as•ter•isk (ˈæs tə rɪsk) n. 1. a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. 2. this symbol used in linguistics to mark an ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable utterance. v.t. 3. to mark with an asterisk. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin asteriscus < Greek asterískos, diminutive of astḗr star] pron: While the final syllable of asterisk is usu. pronounced (-rɪsk) with the (s) preceding the (k), a metathesized pronunciation of the word, in which the (s) and (k) change places to produce (ˈæs tə rɪks) is also heard. This pronunciation is sometimes falsely analyzed as a plural, with a corresponding singular (ˈæs tə rɪk) Both (ˈæs tə rɪks) and (ˈæs tə rɪk) although occasionally heard among educated speakers, are considered nonstandard pronunciations. asterisk Past participle: asterisked Gerund: asterisking
Imperative |
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asterisk | asterisk |
Present |
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I asterisk | you asterisk | he/she/it asterisks | we asterisk | you asterisk | they asterisk |
Preterite |
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I asterisked | you asterisked | he/she/it asterisked | we asterisked | you asterisked | they asterisked |
Present Continuous |
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I am asterisking | you are asterisking | he/she/it is asterisking | we are asterisking | you are asterisking | they are asterisking |
Present Perfect |
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I have asterisked | you have asterisked | he/she/it has asterisked | we have asterisked | you have asterisked | they have asterisked |
Past Continuous |
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I was asterisking | you were asterisking | he/she/it was asterisking | we were asterisking | you were asterisking | they were asterisking |
Past Perfect |
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I had asterisked | you had asterisked | he/she/it had asterisked | we had asterisked | you had asterisked | they had asterisked |
Future |
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I will asterisk | you will asterisk | he/she/it will asterisk | we will asterisk | you will asterisk | they will asterisk |
Future Perfect |
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I will have asterisked | you will have asterisked | he/she/it will have asterisked | we will have asterisked | you will have asterisked | they will have asterisked |
Future Continuous |
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I will be asterisking | you will be asterisking | he/she/it will be asterisking | we will be asterisking | you will be asterisking | they will be asterisking |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been asterisking | you have been asterisking | he/she/it has been asterisking | we have been asterisking | you have been asterisking | they have been asterisking |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been asterisking | you will have been asterisking | he/she/it will have been asterisking | we will have been asterisking | you will have been asterisking | they will have been asterisking |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been asterisking | you had been asterisking | he/she/it had been asterisking | we had been asterisking | you had been asterisking | they had been asterisking |
Conditional |
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I would asterisk | you would asterisk | he/she/it would asterisk | we would asterisk | you would asterisk | they would asterisk |
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I would have asterisked | you would have asterisked | he/she/it would have asterisked | we would have asterisked | you would have asterisked | they would have asterisked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | asterisk - a star-shaped character * used in printingstargrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" | Verb | 1. | asterisk - mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"starmark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | Translationsasterisk (ˈӕstərisk) noun a star-shaped mark (*) used in printing to draw attention to a note etc. 星號 星号asterisk
asterisk (character)"*" ASCII code 42. Common names include: star;INTERCAL: splat; ITU-T: asterisk. Rare: wild card;gear; dingle; mult; spider; aster; times; twinkle; glob;Nathan Hale.
Commonly used as the multiplication operator and as theKleene star. Often doubled, as in "x**2", to mean "to thepower". In C and related languages, asterisk is used as thedereference operator, "*p" meaning "the thing pointed to byp".asterisk(1) See Asterisk PBX.
(2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. Sometimes called a "splat," the asterisk is also used in programming as a dereferencing symbol. See dereference and star-dot-star.
(3) On calculator keyboards, the * key is the total key, and the "X" key is the multiplication key.Asterisk
AsteriskA character indicating the existence of a footnote or that some other information is available. This may be used, for example, on a financial statement. Its symbol is *.asterisk Related to asterisk: Asterisk PBXSynonyms for asterisknoun a star-shaped character * used in printingSynonymsRelated Words- grapheme
- graphic symbol
- character
verb mark with an asteriskSynonymsRelated Words |