star-shaped
AmericanEtymology
Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
The blue Luma doesn’t appear during the main story of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” but the star-shaped creature steals the mid-credits scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
She's studying the role of star-shaped immune cells, called astrocytes, in Alzheimer's.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
At Socrates, examples include “A Sea In-MOTION,” a star-shaped assemblage of bamboo fences by the Pioneers Go East Collective; and Natalia Nakazawa’s part-buckyball, part-yurt “Dome Cartographies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
For every 5 minutes the child follows directions and stays on task, she earns a star-shaped tab.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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