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)

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

stellate flowers
- 1998, Vincent J. M. Di Maio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 92:
  Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like, crescent, circular, or completely irregular (Figure 4.23).

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.