Definitions from Wiktionary (asterism)
▸ noun: (astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
▸ noun: A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.
▸ noun: (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).
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▸ noun: (astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
▸ noun: A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.
▸ noun: (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).
Similar:
constellation,
aberration,
megaconstellation,
uranometry,
star system,
oblique ascension,
arclet,
instellation,
Triangulum Australe,
fixed star,
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