[ふせじ, fuseji] (n) (1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) (later printed as 〓) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 or phrase
as having a special character.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asterisk
n 1: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn:
{asterisk}, {star}]
v 1: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable
sentences" [syn: {star}, {asterisk}]
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
asterisk /ɑstərisk/
1. asterisk
2. asterisk
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
