transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-tə-ˌri-zəm ]
noun
Etymology: Greek asterismos, from asterizein to arrange in constellations, from aster-, astēr
Date: 1598
1.
a. : constellation
b. : a small group of stars
2. : a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica)