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cellular

cellular

2 4.8
Made of many small parts or compartments like a honeycomb
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛljələr/
translation icon : celular
  • Sustained loading damages the mechanical integrity of the cellular structure such that thickness does not completely recover.
  • cellular foam
  • cellular structure
  • compression properties of cellular

They showed that modeling billiard balls on a billiard table with cellular automata is a universal computer.

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Examples

  • Moreover, Taylor has shown that the cellular structure of several vital organs, including the heart, is stronger in females.

  • And as it does, this solution is going to take the place of that water in the cellular structure of the wood, keeping it flat.

  • Rather than just design the form or shape of an object, you can actually design at the cellular level.

  • Moving on, cellular agriculture is a wonderful area of research.

  • Her cellular structure is a shade more dense than yours.

  • You have the most incredible cellular structure I've ever seen.

  • There are multi-cellular organisms in there.

  • Lettuce is full of moisture, and its cellular structure keeps it that way.

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  • It illustrates the cellular structure of the pancreas.

  • Researchers are examining the cellular structure of plants to understand how they adapt to their environment.

Synonyms

compartmental
vscellular
7.4

Organized into separate parts with little connection

is broader, meaning made of many small separate units rather than only sections

Antonyms

noncellular
  • Specialized
7.9

Not made of tiny living parts called cells

Compounds

35 2.3

A portable phone people carry to call or send messages

A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places

cellular division
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A process in which a cell splits to make two or more new cells for growth and reproduction

3.7

Cells send and receive signals to control body functions

cellular concrete
  • Specialized
6.1

Lightweight building material with many small air pockets that keep heat in or out

cellular glass
  • Specialized
7.0

A light hard foam made from crushed glass that keeps heat in and resists water

cellular inclusion
  • Specialized
8.0

A small spot inside a cell that shows disease or how the cell works

cellular respiration
  • Specialized
4.7

A process cells use to get energy from food like sugar and make carbon dioxide

cellular slime mold
  • Specialized
8.5

A slime mold that keeps its cells separate during its life cycle and does not form a single mass

A light, pre-made building block that insulates and resists fire and mold

How Organ-Like

organ
473 2.6
organoid
  • Specialized
8.6
tissue
  • Specialized
470 3.2
cellular
2 4.8

Surface Forms

cellular positive

Morphology

cellular = cell (transparent) = cell + ular

The suffix '-ular' is commonly used to form adjectives indicating 'relating to' or 'resembling' the base noun.

Etymology

Cellular comes from the Latin cellula 'small room' and the simple word cell, giving the idea of many small compartments. So when something is cellular it is made of many little 'rooms' or units, like the cells in a honeycomb or small teams in an organisation.