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Asterism

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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