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stellular

[ stel-yuh-ler ]

adjective

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


stellular

/ ˈstɛljʊlə /

adjective

  1. displaying or abounding in small stars

    a stellular pattern

  2. resembling a little star or little stars
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈstellularly, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stellular1

1790–1800; < Late Latin stellul ( a ) ( stell ( a ) star + -ula -ule ) + -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stellular1

C18: from Late Latin stellula, diminutive of Latin stella star
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Example Sentences

Stellate, Stellular, starry or star-like; where several similar parts spread out from a common centre, like a star.

Upward, always upward, his eyes on that radiant stellular coronal, as it shone white and splendid in the snowy night.

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

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