stellate
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- stellated (adjective)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stella + -ate.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɛl.eɪt/, /ˈstɛl.ət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɛleɪt, -ɛlət
Adjective edit
stellate (not comparable)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
stellate (plural stellates)
- (cytology) Ellipsis of stellate cell..
Verb edit
stellate (third-person singular simple present stellates, present participle stellating, simple past and past participle stellated)
- (geometry) To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “stellate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “stellate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
stellate
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /steːlˈlaː.te/, [s̠t̪eːlˈlʲäːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /stelˈla.te/, [st̪elˈläːt̪e]
Adjective edit
stēllāte
Participle edit
stēllāte