ASTERISMS
11
Scrabble
12
WWF
A(1) S(1) T(1) E(1) R(1) I(1) S(1) M(3) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- (constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).“The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms.”
- A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
- A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
Source: Wiktionary
