stelliferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stelliferous
1575–85; < Latin stellifer star-bearing ( stell ( a ) star + -i- -i- + -fer -fer ) + -ous; -ferous
Example Sentences
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This stelliferous zone almost completely encircles the sphere, which it divides into two nearly equal parts, and is inclined at an angle of 63� to the celestial equator.
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Photography reveals in a remarkable manner the amazing richness of this stelliferous zone; the impress of the stars on the sensitive plate of the camera, in some instances, resembles a shower of descending snowflakes.
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The Stelliferous Period—it’s when all the black holes have run dry and things get, you know, stupendously dull.
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The sands that o'er Cyrene's shore lie sweetly odoriferous, The stars that sprent the firmament when overly stelliferous— Come, Lezzy, please add all of these, until the whole amount of 'em Will sorely vex the rubbernecks attempting to keep count of 'em.
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