“Word of the Day: ASTERISM (12D: Constellation) — n.

1. Printing. Three asterisks in a triangular formation used to call attention to a following passage.
2. Astronomy. A cluster of stars smaller than a constellation.[ed. so … NOT a [Constellation] …]
   
3. Mineralogy. A six-rayed starlike figure optically produced in some crystal structures by reflected or transmitted light.”