Definition of Stellation. Meaning of Stellation. Synonyms of Stellation

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Definition of Stellation

Stellation
Stellation Stel*la"tion, n. Radiation of light. [Obs.]

Meaning of Stellation from wikipedia

- In geometry, stellation is the process of extending a polygon in two dimensions, polyhedron in three dimensions, or, in general, a polytope in n dimensions...
- In geometry, this polyhedron can be seen as either a polyhedral stellation or a compound. It can be seen as the compound of an icosahedron and dodecahedron...
- A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal...
- In geometry, the complete or final stellation of the icosahedron is the outermost stellation of the icosahedron, and is "complete" and "final" because...
- greatenings and stellations of the convex solids. In his naming convention the small stellated dodecahedron is just the stellated dodecahedron. Stellation changes...
- In geometry, a stellation diagram or stellation pattern is a two-dimensional diagram in the plane of some face of a polyhedron, showing lines where other...
- {5/2, 3}, having three regular star pentagonal faces around each vertex. Stellation is the process of extending the faces or edges of a polyhedron until they...
- first stellation of the rhombic dodecahedron is a self-intersecting polyhedron with 12 faces, each of which is a non-convex hexagon. It is a stellation of...
- hip hop/rock band Con†Stellation, an annual general-interest science fiction convention held in Huntsville, Alabama ConStellation, the 41st World Science...
- golden ratio. The icosahedron has a large number of stellations. Coxeter et al. (1938) stated 59 stellations were identified for the regular icosahedron. The...