English-Finnish translations for asterisk

• asteriski
• tähti
  Sen ehdokkaan nimi, jonka kukin on valinnut, tulee näkyviin, ja sitä korostaa vielä pieni tähti. The name of the candidate selected is visible and is also emphasised by the asterisk.
• tähti-merkki

Definition of asterisk

• The symbol *
• A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement
• To mark or replace with an asterisk symbol ; star

Examples

• They came into the tournament highly ranked, but with a little bit of an asterisk as their last two wins had been unconvincing.

Related words

• asterism
• rasterisation
• catasterism
• schoolmasterish