different between stellation vs stellate

English

Noun

stellation (plural stellations)

1. (mathematics) The construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes.
2. (obsolete) radiation of light

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• stellated (adjective)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin st?ll?tus (“starry”), from st?lla (“star”) +? -?tus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stella +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st?l.e?t/, /?st?l.?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st?l?e?t/
• Rhymes: -?le?t, -?l?t

Adjective

stellate (not comparable)

1. Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.

Derived terms

Noun

stellate (plural stellates)

1. (cytology) Ellipsis of stellate cell.

Verb

stellate (third-person singular simple present stellates, present participle stellating, simple past and past participle stellated)

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Derived terms

• stellated
• stellation

References

• “stellate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “stellate”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Italian

Adjective

stellate

1. feminine plural of stellato

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ste?l?la?.te/, [s?t?e?l??l?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /stel?la.te/, [st??l?l??t??]

Adjective

st?ll?te

1. vocative masculine singular of st?ll?tus

Participle

st?ll?te

1. vocative masculine singular of st?ll?tus