asterism
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asterismi
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An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
''The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms.''
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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.
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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