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cel⋅lu⋅lar

  [sel-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or characterized by cellules or cells, esp. minute compartments or cavities.
2. of or pertaining to cellular phones.
Origin:
1745–55; < NL cellulāris, equiv. to cellul(a) live cell (L: little room; see cellule ) + -āris -ar 1

Related forms:
cel⋅lu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, noun
cel⋅lu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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cel·lu·lar   (sěl'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).


[From Latin cellula, cellule; see cellule.]
cel'lu·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., cel'lu·lar·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

cellular 
1753, with reference to cellular tissue, from Mod.L. cellularis, from cellula "little cell," dim. of cella (see cell). Of mobile phone systems (in which the area served is divided into "cells" of a few square miles served by transmitters), 1977.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cel·lu·lar
Pronunciation: 'sel-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or consisting of cells
2 : CELL-MEDIATED<cellular immunity> —cel·lu·lar·i·ty /"sel-y&-'lar-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cellular cel·lu·lar (sěl'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a cell.

  2. Consisting of, composed of, or containing a cell or cells.

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Computing Dictionary

Cellular language, cellular automaton
A system for cellular automaton programming by J Dana Eckart . Cellular includes a byte-code compiler, run-time system, and a viewer.
Latest version: 2.0, as of 1993-04-03.
Posted to comp.sources.unix, volume 26.
See also Cellang.
(2000-10-07)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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