star-map

noun

A map detailing the distribution of prominent stars in the night sky.

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nounstar-map (plural star-maps)

plural star-maps

  1. A map detailing the distribution of prominent stars in the night sky.

    Thus the brightest star in Virgo (α) has an ancient name, handed down to us in all the star-maps[.]

    1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 29
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    Here Virgo the constellation is represented, as in our star-maps, by a woman with a spike of corn in her hand (Spica).

    1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 32

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