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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asterism \As`ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr 'asth`r star; cf F. ast['e]risme.] 1. (Astron.) a A constellation. [Obs.] b A small cluster of stars. 2. (Printing) a An asterisk, or mark of reference. [R.] b Three asterisks placed in this manner, [asterism], to direct attention to a particular passage. 3. (Crystallog.) An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: asterism n 1: (mineralogy) a six-rayed star-shaped figure seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light 2: (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
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