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asterism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | natural object |
| Derivation | asterismal |
asterism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | star |
Examples of asterism
asterism
This is more likely to happen when the asterism does not consist of bright stars.
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Star sapphires and rubies get their asterism from rutile impurities present in them.
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In Finnish language, the asterism is sometimes called with its old Finnish name, Otava.
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Another asterism, the Circlet, lies S of the Square and marks one of the two fish of Pisces.
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Thus, an asterism is able to be located if its neighbours are robust.
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The most prominent feature of Crux is the distinctive asterism known as the Southern Cross.
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Small rutile needles present in gems are responsible for an optical phenomenon known as asterism.
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The name was also derived from the city's establishment on the auspicious asterism called Anura.
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Some types of quartz contain microscopic rutile needles which produces an asterism in transmitted light.
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- (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
- (asterismal) relating to asterisms or constellations
- In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars seen in Earth's sky which is not an official constellation. ...
- In gemmology, an asterism is an optical phenomenon displayed by some rubies, sapphires, and other gems (i.e. star garnet, star diopside, star spinel, etc.) of an enhanced reflective area in the shape of a "star" on the surface of a cabochon cut from the stone. ...
- In typography, an asterism is a rarely used symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle . It is used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. It is Unicode character .
- The star effect that you see in star sapphires or rubies, for example. This is usually caused by tiny silk rutile inclusions in the stone. The effect can be four- or six- rayed.
- A group of stars that appear to make a recognizable shape, such as the Big Dipper.
- Pattern of apparently neighbored, but physically unrelated stars, formed by a chance alignment of stars at different distances which happen to be situated in about the same direction.
