stellate
UK/ˈstɛl.eɪt//ˈstɛlˌeɪt/
stellate adjective: shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center. Also the ellipsis of stellate cell.
Adjective
stellate (not comparable)
- Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
- stellate cells
- stellate flowers
- Synonyms:
- stellated, stelliform
Verb
stellate (third-person singular simple present stellates, present participle stellating, simple past and past participle stellated)
- To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.
Also used as
stellate is also the ellipsis of stellate cell.
Synonyms of stellate
Forms of stellate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stellates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stellates |
| present participle | stellating |
| past participle | stellated |
| past | stellated |
Origin of stellate
Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from stellate
Phrases with stellate
Words that rhyme with stellate
Questions about stellate
- What does stellate mean?
- Stellate means shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
- What part of speech is stellate?
- Stellate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stellate?
- Stellate is pronounced /ˈstɛl.eɪt/ (UK).
Words near stellate in the dictionary
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