ppl. a. [f. Gr. ἀστέρι-ος starry + -ATE + -ED.] Radiated; with rays diverging from the center, as in a star.
1816. P. Cleaveland, Min., 194. Asteriated sapphire … presents a very peculiar reflection of light in the form of a star, with six radii.
1868. Dana, Min., 138. A variety having a stellate opalescence, when viewed in the direction of the vertical axis of the crystal, is the Asteriated Sapphire (Asteria of Pliny).
