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Asterismus

Asterismus

German

Asterismus (mineralogy)

Noun

Asterismus m ‎(genitive Asterismus, plural Asterismen)

  1. (astronomy) constellation, asterism (group of stars)
  2. (mineralogy) asterism

Synonyms

Etymology

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

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