stellate

[ stel-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈstɛl ɪt, -eɪt /

adjective

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

Often stel·lat·ed

[stel-ei-tid] /ˈstɛl ɛɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of stellate

1490–1500; <Latin stellātus starry, equivalent to stell(a) star + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stellate

stel·late·ly, adverb

Words nearby stellate

stellar, stellar association, stellarator, stellar evolution, stellar wind, stellate, stellate abscess, stellate block, stellate cell, stellate fracture, stellate ganglion

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Example sentences from the Web for stellate

I never saw a case of stellate fracture, and by this my experience in the case of the ilium was confirmed.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
These spicules are of very varied though regular shape, but ordinarily assume a rod-like needle shape or else a stellate form.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887|Various
In Panicum Crus-galli three or four bundles are met with amidst the stellate cells.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Certain of the stellate nuclei exhibit two centres instead of one, and in some cases, like that represented on Pl.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

(a) Naked or with minute stellate ossifications as in the Polyodontidae.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for stellate

stellate

stellated

/ (ˈstɛlɪt, -eɪt) /

adjective

resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centrea stellate arrangement of petals

Derived forms of stellate

stellately, adverb

Word Origin for stellate

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

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Medical definitions for stellate

stellate

[ stĕl′āt′ ]

adj.

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

单词	stellate
释义	stellate [ stel-it, -eyt ] / ˈstɛl ɪt, -eɪt / adjective like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped. Often stel·lat·ed [stel-ei-tid] /ˈstɛl ɛɪ tɪd/ . Origin of stellate 1490–1500; <Latin stellātus starry, equivalent to stell(a) star + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM stellate stel·late·ly, adverb Words nearby stellate stellar, stellar association, stellarator, stellar evolution, stellar wind, stellate, stellate abscess, stellate block, stellate cell, stellate fracture, stellate ganglion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stellate I never saw a case of stellate fracture, and by this my experience in the case of the ilium was confirmed. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900\|George Henry Makins These spicules are of very varied though regular shape, but ordinarily assume a rod-like needle shape or else a stellate form. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887\|Various In Panicum Crus-galli three or four bundles are met with amidst the stellate cells. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar Certain of the stellate nuclei exhibit two centres instead of one, and in some cases, like that represented on Pl. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour (a) Naked or with minute stellate ossifications as in the Polyodontidae. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds British Dictionary definitions for stellate stellate stellated / (ˈstɛlɪt, -eɪt) / adjective resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centrea stellate arrangement of petals Derived forms of stellate stellately, adverb Word Origin for stellate C16: from Latin stellātus starry, from stellāre to stud with stars, from stella a star Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for stellate stellate [ stĕl′āt′ ] adj. Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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