英语词汇“asterism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

asterism

/ˈastərɪz(ə)m

noun

1 Astronomy A prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.Orion contains an asterism or well-known star pattern called the ‘saucepan’ or ‘iron pot’....

They're located about 15° west-northwest of the bright red star Aldebaran, which in turn is at the end of one of the arms of a V-shaped asterism, the Hyades open cluster, which points southwest.
Orion and the Great Bear are two of the most prominent asterisms visible from the northern hemisphere.

2A group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to a piece of text.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek asterismos, from astēr 'star'.

单词	asterism
释义	asterism /ˈastərɪz(ə)m / noun 1 Astronomy A prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.Orion contains an asterism or well-known star pattern called the ‘saucepan’ or ‘iron pot’.... They're located about 15° west-northwest of the bright red star Aldebaran, which in turn is at the end of one of the arms of a V-shaped asterism, the Hyades open cluster, which points southwest. Orion and the Great Bear are two of the most prominent asterisms visible from the northern hemisphere. 2A group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to a piece of text. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek asterismos, from astēr 'star'.
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