asterisms

非官方星座(形成可见图案的小群恒星)。

An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

一种罕见的印刷符号,由三个星号排列成三角形(⁂),用于引起对段落的注意或分隔书中的小节；不同于同样用星号分隔的花饰号(dinkus)。

A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.

某些晶体在反射光(如星光蓝宝石)或透射光(如某些云母)下呈现的星形图案。

A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).