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cellular

American  
[sel-yuh-ler] / ˈsɛl jə lər /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by cellules or cells, especially minute compartments or cavities.

  2. of or relating to cellular phones.


cellular British  
/ ˈsɛljʊlə, ˌsɛljʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

  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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of cellular

1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” ( Latin: “little room”; see cellule) + -āris -ar 1

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By defining the disorder more precisely at the cellular and molecular levels, studies like this one could eventually provide new targets for treatment.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The Model Y is, of course, connected out the wazoo, with cellular data, Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband and Bluetooth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Clear differences emerged when the researchers compared the cellular profiles of males and females.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

This does not mean organoids have memories like we tend to think of them -- such as recalling something from childhood -- but simply that their past is "engraved" on a cellular level, Arlotta emphasised.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Proteins, Brenner and Jacob knew, are synthesized within a cell by a specialized cellular component called the ribosome.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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