ASTERISM

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A constellation. [Obs.]

2.
n.

A small cluster of stars.

3.
n.

An asterisk, or mark of reference. [R.]

4.
n.

Three asterisks placed in this manner, *, to direct attention to a particular passage.

5.
n.

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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