C2 noun #100,499 most common

asterism

UK /ˈastəɹɪzəm/ | US /ˈastəɹɪzəm/

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

asterism in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) (constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
  • (noun) 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.
  • (noun) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun (constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
  2. 2
    noun 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.
  3. 3
    noun 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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