stellate

adj
/ˈstɛl.eɪt/UK/ˈstɛlˌeɪt/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from stēllātus

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.

    • stellate cells
    • stellate flowers
    • Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like, crescent, circular, or completely irregular (Figure 4.23).
  2. Ellipsis of stellate cell.

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

The neighborhood

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