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An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
Examples
- The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: star cluster
Antonyms: none provided
A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural object
Narrower terms: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon, Little Dipper
(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star
From Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós, “a group of stars”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). Analyzable as aster- + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
صُورَة نَجْمِيَّة
— constellation
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Arabic:
صُورَة سَمَاوِيَّة
— constellation
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Arabic:
كَوْكَبَة
(kawkaba)
— constellation
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Arabic:
بُرْج
(burj)
— constellation
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Cebuano:
asterismo
— constellation
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Chinese Mandarin:
星群
(xīngqún)
— constellation
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Finnish:
tähdistö
— constellation
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French:
astérisme
— constellation
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French:
constellation
— constellation
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German:
Sternbild
— constellation
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German:
Asterismus
— constellation
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Ancient Greek:
ἀστερισμός
(asterismós)
— constellation
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Irish:
réaltlach
— constellation
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Irish:
astaireacht
— constellation
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Japanese:
星座
(seiza)
— constellation
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Latin:
asterismus
— constellation
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Persian:
پیکره
(peykare)
— constellation
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Persian:
صورتواره
(suratvâre)
— constellation
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Portuguese:
asterismo
— constellation
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Spanish:
asterismo
— constellation
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Spanish:
constelación
— constellation
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Ottoman Turkish:
نجم
(necm)
— constellation
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Arabic:
كُوَيْكِبَة
(kuwaykiba)
— small group of stars
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Cebuano:
asterismo
— small group of stars
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Chinese Mandarin:
星群
(xīngqún)
— small group of stars
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Finnish:
tähdistö
— small group of stars
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Finnish:
tähtikuvio
— small group of stars
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Finnish:
asterismi
— small group of stars
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Hungarian:
csillagalakzat
— small group of stars
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Irish:
réaltlach
— small group of stars
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Irish:
astaireacht
— small group of stars
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Italian:
asterismo
— small group of stars
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Japanese:
星群
(seigun)
— small group of stars
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Japanese:
アステリズム
(asuterizumu)
— small group of stars
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Korean:
성군
(seonggun)
— small group of stars
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Malay:
asterisme
— small group of stars
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Persian:
صورتک
(suratak)
— small group of stars
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Persian:
اخترگان
(axtargân)
— small group of stars
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Persian:
صورتواره
(suratvâre)
— small group of stars
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Portuguese:
asterismo
— small group of stars
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Russian:
астери́зм
(asterízm)
— small group of stars
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Ottoman Turkish:
نجم
(necm)
— small group of stars
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Vietnamese:
mảng sao
— small group of stars
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Cebuano:
asterismo
— typographical symbol
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Dutch:
asterisme
— typographical symbol
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Finnish:
tähdistö
— typographical symbol
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Finnish:
kolme asteriskia
— typographical symbol
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French:
astérisme
— typographical symbol
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German:
Asterism
— typographical symbol
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Italian:
asterismo
— typographical symbol
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Japanese:
アステリズム
(asuterizumu)
— typographical symbol
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
asterisme
— typographical symbol
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Portuguese:
asterismo
— typographical symbol
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Russian:
астери́зм
(asterízm)
— typographical symbol
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Russian:
три звёздочки
(tri zvjózdočki)
— typographical symbol
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Serbo-Croatian:
астеризам
(asterizam)
— typographical symbol
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Spanish:
asterismo
— typographical symbol
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Swedish:
asterism
— typographical symbol
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Turkish:
asterizm
— typographical symbol
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Arabic:
نَجْمِيَّة
(najmiyya)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Cebuano:
asterismo
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Finnish:
tähdistö
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Finnish:
asterismi
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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French:
astérisme
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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German:
Asterismus
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Irish:
astaireacht
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Italian:
asterismo
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Japanese:
スター効果
(sutākōka)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Japanese:
アステリズム
(asuterizumu)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Japanese:
星彩効果
(seisaikōka)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Japanese:
星形の光
(hoshigata no hikari)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Japanese:
星彩
(seisai)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Polish:
asteryzm
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Portuguese:
asterismo
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Russian:
астери́зм
(asterízm)
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
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Spanish:
asterismo
— a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals
