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adj
Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: stellated, stelliform
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of stellate cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: radial, radiate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology tree English stell(a) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English stellate From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
