Associations to the word «Asterism»
Noun
- Celestial
- Constellation
- Enclosure
- Eta
- Astronomy
- Epsilon
- Hd
- Plough
- Zeta
- Bayer
- Pegasus
- Hydra
- Orion
- Mansion
- Quadrant
- Sickle
- Ptolemy
- Astronomer
- Hemisphere
- Coma
- Gamma
- Triangle
- Tours
- Mun
- Marking
- Magnitude
- Twelve
- Vertex
- Chow
- Sirius
- Corona
- Serpent
- Ling
- Meadows
- Chinese
- Lattice
- Kappa
- Star
- Myanmar
- Chariot
- Rampart
- Encampment
- Pointer
- Cluster
- Johann
- Beta
- Mandarin
- Cor
- Shan
- Alpha
- Ruby
- Grouping
- Tail
- Delta
- Dynasty
- Turtle
- Vega
- Sky
- Jar
- Han
- Diamond
- Jin
- Southern
- Autumn
- Pi
- Left
- Pillar
- Divide
- Missionary
- Sphere
- Cross
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ASTERISM, noun. (constellation) A small group of stars that forms a visible pattern but is not an official constellation.
ASTERISM, 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.
ASTERISM, 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).
Dictionary definition
ASTERISM, noun. (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light.
ASTERISM, noun. (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation).
Wise words
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