stel|late

stel|late
stel|late «STEHL ayt, -iht», adjective.
spreading out like the points of a star; star-shaped.
[< Latin stellātus, past participle of stellāre to set or cover with stars < stēlla star]
stel´late|ly, adverb.

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  • stel´late|ly — stel|late «STEHL ayt, iht», adjective. spreading out like the points of a star; star shaped. ╂[< Latin stellātus, past participle of stellāre to set or cover with stars < stēlla star] –stel´late|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|stel|late — «KON stuh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to cluster together as stars in a constellation …   Useful english dictionary

  • stel — bar·ba·stel; con·stel·la·tion; con·stel·la·tion·al; con·stel·la·to·ry; in·stel·la·tion; ra·stel·lus; stel·lar; stel·lar·ia; stel·lary; stel·late; stel·lat·ed; stel·lec·to·my; stel·ler·ine; stel·ler·oi·dea; stel·ler s; stel·let·ta;… …   English syllables

  • late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

  • stel|lion|ate — «STEHL yuh nayt, niht», noun. (in civil or Scottish law) any fraud not distinguished by a special name and not defined by any written law, especially the sale of the same property to two or more different buyers. ╂[< Late Latin stēlliōnātus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stel|lu|lar — «STEHL yuh luhr», adjective. having the form of a small star or small stars. ╂[< Late Latin stellula (diminutive) < Latin stēlla star + English ar] …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|stel|la|tion — «KON stuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) a group of stars, usually having a geometric shape within a definite region of the sky. Constellations are often named after mythological figures. »The Big Dipper is the easiest constellation to locate. Why did… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stellate — stel·late …   English syllables

  • stellately — stel·late·ly …   English syllables

  • stellate — stel•late [[t]ˈstɛl ɪt, eɪt[/t]] also stel′lat•ed adj. like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star shaped • Etymology: 1490–1500; < L stellātus starry =stell(a) star+ ātus ate I stel′late•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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