Asterisk
['æstərɪsk]
Definition
(n.) 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 or phrase as having a special character.
Checker: Reginald
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Star (in printing).
Inputed by Erma
Definition
n. a star used in printing as a reference to a note at the bottom or on the margin of the page and sometimes as a mark of the omission of words thus *.—n. As′terism a group or collection of small stars: a constellation: three asterisks placed to direct attention to a passage: a property of some minerals which show a star-shaped luminous figure when viewed by reflected light—e.g. the asteriated sapphire.
Checker: Selma