Asterismus

German

Asterismus (mineralogy)

Etymology

From Latin asterismus, from aster + -ismus or from Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós), this from ἀστήρ (astḗr) and -ισμός (-ismós).

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Noun

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(astronomy) constellation, asterism (group of stars)
Synonym: Sternbild
(mineralogy) asterism

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Asterismus” in Duden online

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