English Explanatory Dictionary

stellate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of stellate cell.
verb
  1. To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛl.eɪt/ /ˈstɛl.ət/ /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stellate.wav

Word forms

stellate stellates stellating stellated

Etymology

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

Synonyms

stellated stelliform

Derived words

folliculostellate stellate cell stellate ganglion stellately stellectomy substellate stellated stellation
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