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ASTEROPE
Sterope, Asterope
(noun) one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
Sterope, Asterope
(noun) (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
Source: WordNet® 3.1
As*ter"o*pe, n. [Gr. , lit., lightning.]
1. (Myth.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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