as.ter.ism
n.（名词）Printing Three asterisks in triangular form used to call attention to a following passage.【印刷术】 三星标记：用以提醒注意下一段的呈三角形的三星标Astronomy A cluster of stars smaller than a constellation.【天文学】 星群，星座：比星座小的一簇星星Mineralogy A six-rayed starlike figure optically produced in some crystal structures by reflected or transmitted light.【矿物学】 星彩，星芒：某些水晶体经反光或光线穿透所产生的六棱形星状图象
来源：Greek asterismos [constellation] 希腊语 asterismos [星座] from astôr [star] * see ster- 3源自 astôr [星] *参见 ster- 3
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as.teris.mal
adj.（形容词）
