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Asterism
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Constellations:
An
unofficial
constellation
(small group of
stars
that
forms
a
visible
pattern).
●
A
rarely
used
typographical
symbol
(⁂, three
asterisks
arranged
in a
triangle
), used to
call
attention
to a
passage
or to
separate
subchapters
in a book.
●
In Mineralogy:
A
star
-shaped
figure
exhibited
by some
crystals
by
reflected
light
(
as in
a star
sapphire
) or by
transmitted
light
(
as in
some mica).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
asterism
English
ἀστερισμός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Eclogite
Ellipse
Emission Nebula
Armillary Sphere
Iron Meteorite
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