asterism

英式音标：['æstərɪzəm]

美式音标：['æstərɪzəm]

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概况：

n. [天] 星群；三星标

词义：

n.

星群；（提醒注意的）三星符号；星彩；星彩性

英英释义

asterism[ 'æstərizəm ]

n.

(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light

(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

In Greek myth, the Big Dipper asterism represents the hindquarters and tail of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.
在希腊神话传说中，北斗七星的三星符号象征着大熊星座的后臀和尾巴。

权威例句

Optical theory of asterism

Asterism decoding for Turbo coded MIMO systems

Asterism decoding for layered space-time systems

The origin of asterism in almandine-pyrope garnets from Idaho

BVRI photometry of the Dipper Asterism region in M 67

Extending Asterism Decoding to QAM and Its Complexity in Rician Fading MIMO Systems

COUSINS VRI STANDARD STARS IN THE M 67 DIPPER ASTERISM

Not an open cluster after all: the NGC 6863 asterism in Aquila

Cousins BVRI CCD photometry of stars in the M67 'dipper asterism'

Robert Boyle, Georges Pierre des Clozets, and the Asterism: a New Source

同义词：constellation

同根词：aster

英语词源：

asterism (n.)

1590s, "a constellation, a group of stars," from Greek asterismos "a marking with stars," from aster "star" (see astro-). Any grouping of stars, whether a constellation or not (though in modern use, usually the latter). The "Big Dipper" is an asterism, not a constellation.

造句：

1. The Winter Hexagon asterism engulfs several constellations including much of the iconic steppingstone Orion.

冬季六边形星群包括了许多星座，其中就有标志性的猎户座的很大一部分。

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2. In Greek myth, the Big Dipper asterism represents the hindquarters and tail of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

在希腊神话传说中，北斗七星的三星符号象征着大熊星座的后臀和尾巴。

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3. But it is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed, starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper.

但是在这张精美合成的布满星星的拼贴画中，它却是最亮的那一颗。这张图片展现了大约23度范围内的北方天穹星群，它的名字叫小熊座。

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4. But it is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed, starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper.

但是在这张精美合成的布满星星的拼贴画中，它却是最亮的那一颗。这张图片展现了大约23度范围内的北方天穹星群，它的名字叫小熊座。

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5. (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism.

（属于一些水晶特别是经雕琢过的宝石）显示星彩。

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