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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

  1. noun The star-shaped symbol (*) used in writing to mark a footnote, show an omission, or flag something as an exception.
  2. verb To mark something with an asterisk.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

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