adjective
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of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells
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having cells or small cavities; porous
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divided into a network of cells
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textiles woven with an open texture
a cellular blanket
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designed for or involving cellular radio
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cellular
1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” ( Latin: “little room”; see cellule) + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Cellular machinery then reads that RNA to assemble proteins.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
Cellular carriers will promise a 5G utopia full of doctors performing robotic surgeries while they lie on a hammock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Cellular DNA can also be found when someone has simply touched an item, says Jo.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
"It's actually the overexpression of a protein called PKA that causes the cancer," says first author Mahsa Shirani, a postdoctoral associate in the Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics, headed by Simon.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024
He helped Federal Express develop its package tracking and tracing system, then moved over to McCaw Cellular, the mobile phone company, built that up, and oversaw its merger with AT&T in 1994.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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