HyperDic: cellular

English > 2 senses of the word cellular:
ADJECTIVEpertcellularrelating to cells
allcellularcharacterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural / structural unit of an organism or organization)
cellular > pronunciation
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English > cellular: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaningrelating to cells.
Examples
  • "cellular walls"
  • "cellular physiology"
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Spanishcelular, citológico
Catalancel·lular, citològic
Nounscell(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
cella device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
cella room where a prisoner is kept
cellsmall room in which a monk or nun lives
cellany small compartment
cella small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger / larger political movement
English > cellular: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningCharacterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural / structural unit of an organism or organization).
Examples
  • "the cellular construction of a beehive"
  • "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"
Categoryorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Narroweralveolate, faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed, pittedpitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cancellate, cancellated, cancellousHaving an open or latticed or porous structure
cell-likeresembling a cell
lymphoblast-likeresembling a lymphoblast
multicellularConsisting of many cells
Oppositenoncellular, acellularnot made up of or divided into cells
Spanishcelular
Catalancel·lular
Nounscell(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
cellany small compartment
cella small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger / larger political movement
cellularitythe state of having cells

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