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
- cellularity noun
- cellularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of cellular
1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” ( Latin: “little room”; cellule ) + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Generally, a cellphone registers its location with the nearest cellular tower about every seven seconds.
From Los Angeles Times
Known as the Ca2+ BioLuminescence Activity Monitor -- or "CaBLAM," for short -- the tool can capture activity within individual cells and even smaller cellular regions at high speed.
From Science Daily
At the cellular level, the data pointed to a clear improvement in mitochondrial performance.
From Science Daily
I can relate to aspects, but I don’t have that shared cellular memory that the rest of the cast do.
From Los Angeles Times
"Our findings provide the first cellular explanation for microcephaly in people with the rare Baraitser-Winter syndrome," says Indra Niehaus, first author of the study and research associate at Hannover Medical School.
From Science Daily
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