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)

Derived forms: asterisms

See also: asteriated, asterismal

Type of: natural object, star

Part of: constellation

Encyclopedia: Asterism

• Moranzanist Patriotic Front
• morass
• morassy
• moratorium
• Moravia
• Moravian
• moray
• moray eel
• Moray Firth
• morbid
• morbidity
• morbidly
• morbidness
• morbific
• morbilli
• morbilliform
• morceau
• Morchella
• Morchella angusticeps
• Morchella conica
• Morchella crassipes
• Morchella esculenta
• Morchella semilibera
• Morchellaceae
• mordacious