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单词 stellular
释义

stellular

[ stel-yuh-ler ]
/ ˈstɛl yə lər /
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adjective

having the form of a small star or small stars.
spotted with stars.

Origin of stellular

1790–1800; <Late Latin stellul(a) (stell(a) star + -ula-ule) + -ar1

Words nearby stellular

stelliform, stellify, stellionate, Stellite, stellula, stellular, Stellwag's sign, St. Elmo's fire, stem, stem-and-leaf diagram, stem canker
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Example sentences from the Web for stellular

  • A light, stellular in the gloom that hung about the lower levels, suddenly sprung up in the window.

    A History of American Literature Since 1870|Fred Lewis Pattee
  • Stellate, Stellular, starry or star-like; where several similar parts spread out from a common centre, like a star.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for stellular

stellular
/ (ˈstɛljʊlə) /

adjective

displaying or abounding in small starsa stellular pattern
resembling a little star or little stars

Derived forms of stellular

stellularly, adverb

Word Origin for stellular

C18: from Late Latin stellula, diminutive of Latin stella star
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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