asterism
nounEtymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós, “a group of stars”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). Analyzable as aster- + -ism.
Definitions
An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
- The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms.
- Like Pisces and Capricorn, Aquarius is located in that part of the sky known as "Astral Sea," a region inhabited by water asterisms such as Eridanus, Cetus (the Whale), and the Dolphin.
A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to…
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.
A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star…
A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
The neighborhood
- neighboraster
- neighborasterisk
- neighborasteroid
- neighborasteroidal
- neighborcatasterism
- neighborconstellation
- neighborstarstone
- neighborstellar
- neighborsyzygy
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for asterism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA