asterism vs rainbow

asterism

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). 

  • 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. 

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

rainbow

noun
  • Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours. 

  • A curveball, particularly a slow one. 

  • In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits. 

  • A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. 

  • A wide assortment; a varied multitude. 

  • An illusion, mirage. 

  • Rainbow trout. 

verb
  • To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow. 

  • To take the appearance of a rainbow. 

  • In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes. 

adj
  • Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions. 

  • Multicolored. 

  • LGBT. 

  • Composed entirely of different suits. 

  • Of or pertaining to rainbow tables. 

How often have the words asterism and rainbow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )