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* (English symbol name asterisk
( alchemy ) Sal ammoniac (6 or 8 point).( astronomy ) star (5 or 6 point).( Internet slang ) Alternative form of* * ( “ encloses an interpretation ” )
I can't see anything! – Hold on a second…* turns the light on
( computing ) Used as amultiplication symbol;× . ( regular expressions ) Used as awildcard todetect zero ormore occurrences of thepreceding element . The stringab* cmatches “ac”, “abc”, “abbc”, “abbbc”, and so on.
( mathematics ) ( algebra ) Complex ortranspose conjugate ;conjugate .( algebra , computer science ) Free monoid orKleene star .
In the language defined byAB* A,each string starts with an A, ends with a distinct A, and between them has zero or more Bs.
( linear algebra , functional analysis ) Dual space .( meteorology ) Snow (6 point).( particle physics ) Used to designate a resonance. ( IPA ) ( linguistics ) ( descriptivelinguistics ) Used before a term (such as a word, phrase, or sentence) to show that it isgrammatically incorrect ,or in some other wayill-formed . Coordinate term: ** English prepositions come before the associated noun: we sayShe lives in Rome ,not* She lives Rome in .
Roots like* bep- were not allowed in Proto-Indo-European.( historical linguistics ) Used before or after a term to denote that it is onlyhypothesized and not actuallyattested . When used before a term: that the term has beenreconstructed by alinguist ,on the basis ofcomparative method or bycomparing other reconstructed terms, as theplausible ancestor form of anexisting ,attested term in one or morelanguages . Coordinate term: ** His theory of the Proto-Slavic* kъniga being ultimately derived from Chinese, via the middle form* kūinig ,reflecting ancient routes of cultural influx from the East, has not gained a firm ground in the Slavicist circles in the last century.
When used after a term: that the term is actually attested, but not in itscitation form that is being mentioned. PIE* ḱonk- yielded Vedicśaṅk-ate “worries, hesitates”, as well as pre-Germanic* kank- ,whence also Gothichāhan * “to hang”.
When used before a symbol representing aphoneme :that the phoneme is reconstructed on the basis of comparative method. Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives:* /f/,* /þ/, and* /h/.
When used before a symbol representing a sound value: that the sound value is hypothesized. Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives, possibly representing* [ɸ],* [θ], and* [x].
( music ) Apointing mark inAnglican chant ,which marks a place in thetext where an extrabreath should be taken, resulting in a briefpause . Coordinate terms: | ' : ⋅ — ‖ † ( multiplication symbol ) : × x · ( antonym(s) of “ multiplication symbol ” ) : : / ÷ ( multiplication symbol ) : + - / % ^ ** * * ( encloses text for emphasis ) ( astronomy ) : V* Cl* ( multiplication symbol ) : ** ( wildcard ) : *.* ( linguistics ) : ** *
Used tocensor sections ofobscene orprofane words. ( Internet slang ) Used to censor non-offensive words to treat them as insulting or profane. wh* te "people"
Used in adictionary or similar work to indicate across-reference to anotherentry . 2014 The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar ,2nd edition (in English), Oxford:Oxford University Press ,→ISBN page25 :analysis The process of breaking up *words,* phrases,* clauses,* sentences,* constructions, etc. into their* constituent parts.
Used at the beginning of afootnote ,especially if it is the only one on the page, and after a word, phrase, or sentence that this footnote relates to. ( by extension ) Used at the beginning of aclarifying statement ordisclaimer ,especially if it is the only one on the page. 2022 August 5, “Monkeypox 2022 U.S. Map & Case Count”, in[ United States] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[1] the original on2022-08-05 :Total confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases: 7,102* One Florida case is listed here but included in the United Kingdom case counts because the individual was tested while in the UK.
( cricket ) Used to marks ascore orstatistic that isincomplete ,such as the score of abatsman who is (or was)not out . ( chieflycomputing ) Uses especially in computing. Used as awildcard to denote zero or morecharacters . trans* transgender ortranssexual ( Internet ) Used to indicate afield of aform that must befilled out . ( Internet slang ) Used before or after a word to show a correction has been made, chiefly by the same participant. I'm our of time. /* out
( genealogy ) Used before a date to denote that it is abirthdate . Used to indicateemphasis ,see * * .Used to form adinkus , ,orasterism , ⁂ .The English names of the mark areasterisk star
In Internet slang, when two or more corrections are made, one may add a * with each correction.
I just got back from Sarcamento /* Sacarmento /** Sacramento
( in censoring ) : ■ — ( footnote ) : † ,‡ ,§ ,‖ ,¶ ( as wildcard ) : % ( genealogy ) : ° ( antonym(s) of “ genealogy ” ) : † ✝ /+ (French) ( beginning a footnote ) : † ‡ ** ( as wildcard ) : ? ( genealogy ) : ⚭ ✕ ,⚮ ,⚵ (German) ( grammatically incorrect ) : ? *
( text messaging ) Star .
ur a* ! ―You’re astar ! ( text messaging ) Used to replace the sounds/stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar. * tstart * fishstarfish * g8stargate ( astronomy ) ＊ :Astar (also✶ ⚹ *
( nonstandard ) Gendersternchen Used to separatemultiple gendered inflections ingender-neutral writing. 2020 February 23, Alexander Diehl, “Hamburger Küche: Aal kann – muss aber nicht”, inDie Tageszeitung: taz [2] →ISSN Aber genauer besehen sind sie in Hamburg ja Lutheraner* innen, und Luther war das Leibliche so fern nun wieder nicht. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) In speech either expanded (Spieler*in →Spieler oder Spielerin ), or realized with aglottal stop /ˈʃpiːləʁʔɪn/ .
Issues can arise with some forms, compare:
Freunde m pl Freundinnen f pl Freund*innen ,where thee of the masculine term is dropped and it's notFreunde*innen Arzt m Ärztin f Ärzt*in ,where the umlaut-lessA is not presentein Abgeordneter m eine Abgeordnete f ein*e Abgeordnete*r ,where the feminine-likeein*e occurs together with the masculine-likeAbgeordnete*r : ( as inFreund:innen ;nonstandard, rare ) _ ( as inFreund_innen ;nonstandard ) / ( as inFreund/innen ;nonstandard, proscribed ) / - ( as inMitarbeiter/-innen ) () ( as inMitarbeiter(innen) ) (m/w/d)( as inMitarbeiter (m/w/d) )
capitalI in-in ( “ feminine suffix ” ) ( as inFreundInnen ;nonstandard, proscribed ) "gender-neutral ",butbinary only:
