2. Produced or made by art or skill rather than by nature.
3. Relating to skill in any field.
4. Without skill; especially without skill in fraud or deceit.
aster, (astr) = star.
| 1. aster isk, little | 3. astr olog er, speak. |
| 2. aster oid, form | 4. astr onomy, distribute |
| 5. dis aster, apart | |
1. Literally, a little star; a mark like a star used to refer to a note in the margin.
2. Formed like a star.
3. One who speaks about the stars; one who foretells events by the stars, or interprets the supposed influence of the stars.
4. The science which treats of the distribution, arrangement and size of heavenly bodies (stars).
5. An unfavorable aspect of a star or planet, hence an ill portent, a calamity.