[ 'astərɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun
1》 Astronomy a prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.
2》 a group of three asterisks () drawing attention to following text.
Origin
C16: from Gk ~os , from astēr 'star'.
[ 'astərɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun
1》 Astronomy a prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.
2》 a group of three asterisks () drawing attention to following text.
Origin
C16: from Gk ~os , from astēr 'star'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004