asterism vs zodiac sign

asterism

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

  • 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. 

  • A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica). 

zodiac sign

noun
  • Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac. 

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