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Asterism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Asterism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light

2

(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)

3

An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
star natural object
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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