stelliformadj.
/ˈstɛlɪfɔːm/ Shaped like a star; existing in the form of star-shaped crystals.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > star-shaped
starlike1578
star fashion1597
starry1597
star-shaped1646
asteristic1652
stellaceous1657
stellate1661
stellated1661
stellar1670
astral1672
stelliform1794
stellular1796
asteroid1854
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 14 Jargonia..forms..stelliform crystals.
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 102 A radiated stelliform limestone (Sternspath).
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 32/1 They were named stelliform processes by Tiedemann.
1868 tr. L. Figuier Ocean World vii. 152 The animals belonging to this group, which may be characterised as stelliform or star-like, are very abundant in every sea.
1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xxv. 327 Radiate flowers, and other stelliform products of plants.
Derivatives
ˈstelliformly adv.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > star
starlike1595
stellularly1796
stelliformly1822
stellatedly1833
stellately1847
1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 73 The base pointed, the terminating cell stelliformly lamellated.
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