stellular

[stel-yuh-ler]

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adjective

having the form of a small star or small stars.
spotted with stars.

Origin of stellular

1790–1800; < Late Latin stellul(a) (stell(a) star + -ula -ule) + -ar¹

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Related Words for stellular

stellar, celestial, remote, visionary, sidereal, stellular

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Historical Examples of stellular

A light, stellular in the gloom that hung about the lower levels, suddenly sprung up in the window.
A History of American Literature Since 1870
Fred Lewis Pattee
Stellate, Stellular, starry or star-like; where several similar parts spread out from a common centre, like a star.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for stellular

stellular

adjective

displaying or abounding in small starsa stellular pattern
resembling a little star or little stars

Derived Formsstellularly, adverb

Word Origin for stellular

C18: from Late Latin stellula, diminutive of Latin stella star

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