stellate
like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.
Origin of stellate
1- Often stel·lat·ed [stel-ei-tid] /ˈstɛl ɛɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from stellate
- stel·late·ly, adverb
Words Nearby stellate
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How to use stellate in a sentence
They have, moreover, changed their character; they were round before, now they have become stellate.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourAll the cells of the vertebral rudiments become stellate and form typical embryonic connective-tissue.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourBoth varieties of modified nuclei are common enough, though the stellate variety predominates.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourCertain 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 BalfourTypical examples of this form of modified nucleus, which may be spoken of as the stellate variety, are represented on Pl.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for stellate
stellated
/ (ˈstɛlɪt, -eɪt) /
resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centre: a stellate arrangement of petals
Origin of stellate
1Derived forms of stellate
- stellately, adverb
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