1. Noun
A constellation.
2. Noun
A small cluster of stars.
3. Noun
An asterisk, or mark of reference.
4. Noun
Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage.
5. 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.
6. Noun
(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
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