asteriated

1. 1.

   (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism

Questions about asteriated

What does asteriated mean?

asteriated means "(of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism".

How many syllables are in asteriated?

asteriated has 5 syllables and divides as a-ste-ri-a-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is asteriated a common word?

asteriated is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.