About The Word Asterope
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Asterope
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What's The Definition Of Asterope?
[n] one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
[n] (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades Synonyms | Synonyms for Asterope: Sterope | Sterope Related Terms | Find terms related to Asterope: See Also | nymph | Pleiades | Pleiades | star Asterope In Webster's Dictionary \As*ter"o*pe\, n. [Gr. ?, lit., lightning.]
1. (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; -- called also {Sterope}.
2. (Astron.) A double star in the Pleiades (21 k and 22 l
Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively),
appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the
naked eye.
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