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stellate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɛl.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈstɛl.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
   • Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like, crescent, circular, or completely irregular (Figure 4.23). 1998, Vincent J. M. Di Maio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 92:
   • stellate flowers
   • stellate cells

Deriveds

stellate cell · stellectomy · stellate ganglion · folliculostellate · substellate · stellately

Synonyms

stelliform · stellated

stellate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɛl.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈstɛl.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of stellate cell.
   alt of stellate cell

Forms

stellate en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɛl.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈstɛl.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English stell(a) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English stellate From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.

Forms

Deriveds

stellated · stellation