On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Asterisms. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Asterisms meaning
plural of asterism
Using Asterisms
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of asterism
Context around Asterisms
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asterisms
- In this selection, "asterisms" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surrounding, nearby, prominent and main stand out and add context to how "asterisms" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the asterisms which was and areas surrounding asterisms is early. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asterisms" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asterisms
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Their names are related to the most prominent asterisms in the respective sectors. (13 words)
To find Polaris, face north and locate the Big Dipper (Plough) and Little Dipper asterisms. (15 words)
Ecliptic coordinate systems main The idea of dividing the celestial sphere into constellations, understood as areas surrounding asterisms, is early modern. (21 words)
Bayer is most famous for his star atlas Uranometria Omnium Asterismorum (" Uraniometry of all the asterisms "), which was first published in 1603 in Augsburg and dedicated to two prominent local citizens. (31 words)
Asterisms main The Big Dipper asterism An asterism is a pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky and may be part of an official constellation. (28 words)
Rochberg (1998), pp. 31. Constellations were given the names of the signs and asterisms could be connected in a way that would resemble the sign's name. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
Asterisms are best visible with a single-light source, and move across the stone as the light moves or the stone is rotated.
Asterisms main The Big Dipper asterism An asterism is a pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky and may be part of an official constellation.
Bayer is most famous for his star atlas Uranometria Omnium Asterismorum (" Uraniometry of all the asterisms "), which was first published in 1603 in Augsburg and dedicated to two prominent local citizens.
Ecliptic coordinate systems main The idea of dividing the celestial sphere into constellations, understood as areas surrounding asterisms, is early modern.
Rochberg (1998), pp. 31. Constellations were given the names of the signs and asterisms could be connected in a way that would resemble the sign's name.
The concept is ultimately derived from the ancient tradition of dividing the ecliptic into twelve equal parts named for nearby asterisms (the Zodiac).
Their names are related to the most prominent asterisms in the respective sectors.
To find Polaris, face north and locate the Big Dipper (Plough) and Little Dipper asterisms.