asterism

asterism

englanti

  1. tähtitiede|k=en asterismi

  2. symboli ⁂, joka koostuu kolmesta asteriskista

Synonyymisanakirja

asterism

  1. luonnonesine, asterismi, Otava, tähtikuvio, tähdistö, Pikku-Otava.

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Käännökset

englanti

asterismi puhekieltä A constellation.
1825, Geo G. Carey, Astronomy, as it is known at the present day, London, p. 66 f.:

Of the constellations, or asterisms. ... It therefore became necessary to adopt a more general method of distinguishing them. This was accomplished by portioning out the heavens into imaginary figures, of men, birds, fishes, &c. called Constellations or Asterisms.
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puhekieltä A small group of stars that forms a visible pattern but is not an official constellation.

The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orions Belt are asterisms.''

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.
puhekieltä A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

Läheisiä sanoja

astelu, astenia, asteri, asteriski, asteroidi, astevaihtelu

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