Defenition of the word asterism

• Defenition of the word asterism

  • A grouping of stars forming a pattern when seen from Earth's night sky.
  • (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
  • (mineralogy) a six-rayed star-shaped figure seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
  • (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light

Meronymys for the word asterism

• • constellation

Hyponyms for the word asterism

• • Big Dipper
  • Charles's Wain
  • Dipper
  • Little Dipper
  • Plough
  • Wagon
  • Wain

Hypernyms for the word asterism

• • natural object
  • star

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