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asterism meaning in Tamil

விண்மீன் கூட்டம்

/ˈas.təˌɹɪz.əm/US/ˈæs.təˌrɪz.əm/

asterism in Tamil: விண்மீன் கூட்டம், கதிர்வம், நாண்மீன், விண்மீன் குழு. In English, asterism means an unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

Tamil words for asterism

விண்மீன் கூட்டம், கதிர்வம், நாண்மீன், விண்மீன் குழு, மின்நிறம்

English meaning of asterism

  1. noun An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
  2. noun A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.
  3. noun A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

Full definition of asterism

asterism in a sentence

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

Synonyms of asterism

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Questions about asterism in Tamil

What is the meaning of asterism in Tamil?
Asterism in Tamil is விண்மீன் கூட்டம், கதிர்வம், நாண்மீன், விண்மீன் குழு.
asterism என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Asterism: விண்மீன் கூட்டம், கதிர்வம், நாண்மீன், விண்மீன் குழு.
What does asterism mean in English?
Asterism means an unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: asterism (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: asterism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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