stel·late

(stĕl′āt′) also stel·lat·ed (-ā′tĭd)

adj.

Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center.

[Latin stēllātus, from stēlla, star; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

stel′late·ly adv.

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stellate

(ˈstɛlɪt; -eɪt) or

stellated

adj

(Biology) resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centre: a stellate arrangement of petals.

[C16: from Latin stellātus starry, from stellāre to stud with stars, from stella a star]

ˈstellately adv

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stel•late

(ˈstɛl ɪt, -eɪt)

also stel′lat•ed,

adj.

like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.

[1490–1500; < Latin stellātus starry =stell(a) star + -ātus -ate¹]

stel′late•ly, adv.

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Adj.

stellate - arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways"

radiate, radial

symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

Translations

stel·late

a. estrellado-a, semejante a una estrella.

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