ASTERISM

noun a small cluster of stars.

2. asterism ·noun an asterisk, or mark of reference.

3. asterism ·noun a constellation.

4. asterism ·noun three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage.

5. asterism ·noun an optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.