tähti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- asterisk noun The star-shaped symbol (*) used in writing to mark a footnote, show an omission, or flag something as an exception.
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- cadence noun A rhythmic flow or beat, especially in speech, music, or movement.
- measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
- pace noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
- rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
- rhythm noun A regular, repeating pattern of beats or sounds, especially in music or speech.
- star noun A huge, glowing ball of gas in space, held together by gravity, that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion.
- stellar adj Relating to stars.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- tempo noun The speed at which a piece of music is played, or the beat that sets that speed.
Senses
tähti is used for these senses in English:
- asterisk (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
- asterisk Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
- asterisk (dated) A small star; also (by extension) , something resembling or shaped like a star.
- beat A rhythm.
- cadence The measure or beat of movement.
- cadence (cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
- measure (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]
- rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]
asterisk — full definition
- noun The star-shaped symbol (*) used in writing to mark a footnote, show an omission, or flag something as an exception.
- verb To mark something with an asterisk.
beat — full definition
- verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
- noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
- noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
- adj Informal: completely exhausted.