The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms.
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Asterism
//ˈæs.təˌrɪz.əm//
Synonyms for "asterism" (2 found)
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Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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10 entriesTranslations
76 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀστερισμός noun (constellation)
Arabic
4 entries- بُرْج noun (constellation)
- صُورَة سَمَاوِيَّة noun (constellation)
- صُورَة نَجْمِيَّة noun (constellation)
- كَوْكَبَة noun (constellation)
Cebuano
4 entries- asterismo noun (constellation)
- asterismo noun (small group of stars)
- asterismo noun (typographical symbol)
- asterismo noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 星群 noun (constellation)
- 星群 noun (small group of stars)
Dutch
1 entries- asterisme noun (typographical symbol)
Finnish
4 entries- asterismi noun (small group of stars)
- asterismi noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- kolme asteriskia noun (typographical symbol)
- tähdistö noun (constellation)
French
4 entries- astérisme noun (constellation)
- astérisme noun (typographical symbol)
- astérisme noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- constellation noun (constellation)
German
4 entries- Asterism noun (typographical symbol)
- Asterismus noun (constellation)
- Asterismus noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- Sternbild noun (constellation)
Hungarian
1 entries- csillagalakzat noun (small group of stars)
Irish
4 entries- astaireacht noun (constellation)
- astaireacht noun (small group of stars)
- astaireacht noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- réaltlach noun (constellation)
Italian
3 entries- asterismo noun (small group of stars)
- asterismo noun (typographical symbol)
- asterismo noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
Japanese
4 entries- アステリズム noun (small group of stars)
- アステリズム noun (typographical symbol)
- アステリズム noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- スター効果 noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
Korean
1 entries- 성군 noun (small group of stars)
Latin
1 entries- asterismus noun (constellation)
Malay
1 entries- asterisme noun (small group of stars)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- asterisme noun (typographical symbol)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- نجم noun (constellation)
- نجم noun (small group of stars)
Persian
4 entries- اخترگان noun (small group of stars)
- صورتواره noun (constellation)
- صورتواره noun (small group of stars)
- صورتک noun (small group of stars)
Polish
1 entries- asteryzm noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
Portuguese
4 entries- asterismo noun (constellation)
- asterismo noun (small group of stars)
- asterismo noun (typographical symbol)
- asterismo noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
Russian
4 entries- астери́зм noun (small group of stars)
- астери́зм noun (typographical symbol)
- астери́зм noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- три звёздочки noun (typographical symbol)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- астеризам noun (typographical symbol)
Spanish
4 entries- asterismo noun (constellation)
- asterismo noun (typographical symbol)
- asterismo noun (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals)
- constelación noun (constellation)
Swedish
1 entries- asterism noun (typographical symbol)
Turkish
1 entries- asterizm noun (typographical symbol)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mảng sao noun (small group of stars)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Of the constellations, or asterisms. [...] It therefore became necessary to adopt a more general method of distinguishing them. This was accomplished by portioning out the heavens into imaginary figures, of men, birds, fishes, &c. called Constellations or Asterisms.
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Like Pisces and Capricorn, Aquarius is located in that part of the sky known as "Astral Sea," a region inhabited by water asterisms such as Eridanus, Cetus (the Whale), and the Dolphin.
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