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asteriated definition

as·teri·ated (as tir′ē āt′id)

adjective

  1. having radiate form; star-shaped
  2. Mineralogy having a structure that produces an asterism

Etymology: < Gr asterios, starred (< astēr, star)+ -at(e) + -ed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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