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cellular

[ sel-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by cellules or cells, especially minute compartments or cavities.
  2. of or relating to cellular phones.


cellular

/ ˈsɛljʊlə; ˌsɛljʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells
  2. having cells or small cavities; porous
  3. divided into a network of cells
  4. textiles woven with an open texture

    a cellular blanket

  5. designed for or involving cellular radio
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • cellularity, noun
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Other Words From

  • cellu·lari·ty noun
  • cellu·lar·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cellular1

1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” ( Latin: “little room”; cellule ) + -āris -ar 1
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Example Sentences

When the spike proteins that surround the virus latch onto a host cell with an ACE2 receptor, they open up a cellular doorway that allows the virus to hijack the cell.

If it can connect over standard phone lines or via cellular connection, it will likely be OK during an outage.

Human cells then make the spike protein, triggering the immune system to produce antibodies and fire up cellular immune defenses from T cells, which attack the coronavirus should it be encountered later.

Rosenworcel wrote a dissent to the T-Mobile and Sprint merger plainly stating that it would hurt consumers by reducing the number of options available to them when it comes to cellular service.

Thanks to the cellular feature on the SE, I now leave my phone at home when I go for a run each afternoon, knowing that I can still call my wife to tell her I’m gonna tack on a few more miles.

Accounts of the prison have come from women who managed to hide their cellular phones, calling relatives to describe their plight.

Observing a sex difference in a patient population is important, but finding a cellular parallel is truly remarkable.

Beta amyloid, he thinks, is one of many things that can stress cellular garbage disposal in the brain.

Mammalian cellular metabolism, aka the basic rules of being alive on planet Earth, runs best at a pH between 7.38 and 7.42.

The lymph system serves to  gather and remove  cellular toxins.

The thread was lodged in the perforated part, and consequently left in contact with the cellular membrane.

Such a radiator is known as the honeycomb, or cellular, the former term being applied to those whose cells resemble a honeycomb.

The elementary tissues of both kingdoms have been traced, in whatever form they may be found, to a cellular origin.

The animal part is a very fine network, called the cellular membrane.

The cellular incubator (Fig. 114) which was made for me some years ago is of the greatest practical utility.

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