Asterism
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Asterism may refer to:
- Asterism (astronomy)Asterism (astronomy)In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars recognized on Earth's night sky. It may form part of an official constellation, or be composed of stars from more than one. Like constellations, asterisms are in most cases composed of stars which, while they are visible in the same general direction,...
, a pattern of stars - Asterism (gemmology)Asterism (gemmology)Asteria, or star stone is a name applied to ornamental stones that exhibit a luminous star when cut en cabochon. The typical asteria is the star-sapphire, generally a bluish-grey corundum, milky or opalescent, with a star of six rays...
, an optical phenomenon in gemstones - Asterism (typography)Asterism (typography)In typography, an asterism, from the Greek astēr , is a rarely used, and "nearly obsolete", symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle . It is used to, "indicate minor breaks in text," call attention to a passage, or to separate sub-chapters in a book...
, a moderately rare typographical symbol denoting a break in passages