Asterism
nounid
11293·updated May 18, 2026verified
(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Asterisms
- possessive
- Asterism's
- pluralpossessive
- Asterisms'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
- §2
- (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
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