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cel·lu·lar
(sĕl′yə-lər)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a cell.
2. Consisting of or containing a cell or cells: the cellular construction of a beehive; the cellular nature of plant and animal tissue.
3. Of or involving the cells of an organization or movement: "The assessment of opposition to any totalitarian regime ... is notoriously difficult, for any effective movement must be secretive and cellular" (Anthony Sampson).
4. Of or relating to a cellular telephone.
[From Latin cellula, cellule; see cellule.]
cel′lu·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.
cel′lu·lar·ly adv.
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cellular
(ˈsɛljʊlə)adj
1. (Biology) of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells
2. (Biology) having cells or small cavities; porous
3. divided into a network of cells
4. (Textiles) textiles woven with an open texture: a cellular blanket.
5. (Telecommunications) designed for or involving cellular radio
cellularity n
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cel•lu•lar
(ˈsɛl yə lər)adj.
pertaining to or characterized by cells.
[1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris=cellul(a) live cell (Latin: little room; see cellule) + -āris -ar1]
cel`lu•lar′i•ty, n.
cel′lu•lar•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | cellular - relating to cells; "cellular walls"; "cellular physiology" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
| 2. | cellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular" organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently acellular, noncellular - not made up of or divided into cells |
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Translations
خَلَويمُكَوَّن مِن خَلايا
buněčnýpórovitý
celle-cellulær-cellular
sejt-sejtes
frumu-holóttur
bunkový
delikligözeligözeneklihücreli
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cellular
[ˈsɛljʊlər] adj → cellulairecellular phone (mainly US) n (= cellphone, mobile phone) → portablem → téléphone m portablecellular telephone cellular phone n → téléphone m cellulaireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cellular
adj
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cellular
cell . cellular phone noun (also cellphone) a mobile telephone that works by a system of radio signals.
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cel·lu·lar
a. celular, de naturaleza semejante o referente a la célula;
___ compartmentation → compartimentos ___ -es;
___ counting device → cuenta células;
___ growth → crecimiento ___;
___ -like → en forma ___;
___ tissue → tejido ___;
___ water → agua ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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cellular
adj celularEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.