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stellation

stellation noun: the construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes.

Noun

stellation (countable and uncountable, plural stellations)

  1. The construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes.
  2. (obsolete) The radiation of light.

Forms of stellation

pluralstellations

Questions about stellation

What does stellation mean?
Stellation means the construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes.
What part of speech is stellation?
Stellation is a noun.
What is the plural of stellation?
The plural of stellation is stellations.

Words near stellation in the dictionary

  1. stellate ganglion
  2. stellated
  3. stellately
  4. stellates
  5. stellating
  6. stellation
  7. stellations
  8. Stellato
  9. stellato-pilose
  10. Stellatos
  11. Stelle

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