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Stellate

//ˈstɛl.eɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center. not-comparable
"stellate cells"

Adjective

1
arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center wordnet

Noun

1
Ellipsis of stellate cell. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Verb

1
To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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