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Stellation
UK
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
US
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
Translation of "stellation" into Russian
stellation
Noun
UK
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
US
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
stellation
stellations pl
The stellation of a polyhedron involves extending its faces or edges.
Звездообразование многогранника включает в себя расширение его граней или ребер.
Definitions
stellation
Noun
UK
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
US
/ˌstɛl.eɪˈʃən/
The act or process of extending the faces or edges of a polyhedron so that they intersect to form a new polyhedral figure.
The stellation of the dodecahedron required extending each pentagonal face until they met in space.
A polyhedron obtained as a result of such an extension.
The great stellated dodecahedron is a well-known stellation of the regular dodecahedron.