cel·lu·lar

[sel-yuh-ler]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or characterized by cellules or cells, especially minute compartments or cavities.
2.
of or pertaining to cellular phones.
Origin:
1745–55; < Neo-Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) live cell (Latin: little room; see cellule) + -āris -ar1

Related forms
cel·lu·lar·i·ty, noun
cel·lu·lar·ly, adverb
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cellular (ˈsɛljʊlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
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
 
cellularity
 
—n

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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.
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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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Science Dictionary
cell   (sěl)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. The basic unit of living matter in all organisms, consisting of protoplasm enclosed within a cell membrane. All cells except bacterial cells have a distinct nucleus that contains the cell's DNA as well as other structures (called organelles) that include mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and vacuoles. The main source of energy for all of a cell's biological processes is ATP. See more at eukaryote, prokaryote.

  2. Any of various devices, or units within such devices, that are capable of converting some form of energy into electricity. Cells contain two electrodes and an electrolyte. See more at electrolytic cell, solar cell, voltaic cell.


cellular adjective
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Computing Dictionary

Cellular definition

language, cellular automaton
A system for cellular automaton programming by J Dana Eckart dana@faculty.cs.runet.edu. 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)

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Example sentences
The oils also can disrupt an insect's cellular membranes, causing fatal
  leakages of essential fluids.
We are each bequeathed a finite number of cellular building blocks, and the
  supply gets smaller each year.
The latest combines the benefits of cordless and cellular phones.
Neuroscientists have identified this mechanism as a cellular process behind
  memory and learning.
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