stellated

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   arranged, marked, or radiating in the shape of a star

   Each flower head formed a small stellated globe of purple blossoms.

2. 2
   adj

   geometry: formed by extending the faces or edges of a polygon or polyhedron until they meet in a new star-shaped figure

   The exhibition included a stellated polyhedron assembled from triangular panels.

From stellate + -ed, ultimately from Latin stellatus, 'starred or star-shaped,' from stella, 'star.' Geometry specialized the word for figures produced by extending edges or faces into intersecting star-like forms.

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