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单词 asterismal
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•ter•ism  (astə riz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Astron.]
    • a group of stars.
    • a constellation.
  2. [Mineral.]a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light.
  3. three asterisks (*∗* or ⁂) printed to draw attention to a passage it precedes.
  • Greek asterism(ós) a marking with stars. See asterisk, -ism
  • 1590–1600
as′ter•ismal, adj. 

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