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stellate

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈstɛl.eɪt/
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/ˈstɛl.eɪt/ · /ˈstɛl.ət/ · /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/

Definition of stellate

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)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).”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)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).”

noun

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

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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