Meanings
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adj
arranged, marked, or radiating in the shape of a star
Each flower head formed a small stellated globe of purple blossoms.
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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.
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Etymology
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.