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asterism

Length / number of characters: 8
Number of words: 1

  • (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
  • (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
  • A constellation
  • A small cluster of stars
  • An asterisk, or mark of reference
  • Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage
  • An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica

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