"stellation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stellations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stellation (plural stellations)
  1. (mathematics) The construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (construction of stellated polyhedron): steligo (Esperanto), stellazione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-stellation-en-noun-ukoSZH~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'construction of stellated polyhedron': 98 2
  2. (obsolete) radiation of light Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-stellation-en-noun-YdDJPveh

Inflected forms

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