‖n. [ Gr. 'aste`rion starry. ] (Anat.) The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. asteriscus, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of 'asth`r star. See Aster. ] The figure of a star, thus, &unr_;, 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 ]
English-Thai: NECTEC'sLexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH
[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