ASTERISMS

9 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of ASTERISMS

noun

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

    "The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms."

  2. A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.

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

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A S T E R I S M S
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of ASTERISMS

Words that use the same letters:

MISASSERT