"starlike" meaning in All languages combined

See starlike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more starlike [comparative], most starlike [superlative]
Etymology: star + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|star|like}} star + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} starlike (comparative more starlike, superlative most starlike)
  1. Resembling a star, especially in shape.
    Sense id: en-starlike-en-adj-kjzj8Dsp
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or leading actor.
    Sense id: en-starlike-en-adj-W-IGmcWr
  3. (geometry) Convex; having the property that any line segment joining any mapped point to a specified point in the domain lies entirely in the domain. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-starlike-en-adj-GU8RUfn6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 12 8 81 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: starlikeness

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