cellular

US /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/ UK /ˈsɛl.ju.lə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13298

Meanings

1

adj
characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)

The cellular construction of a beehive.
2

adj
relating to cells

Cellular walls.
3

adj
Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.
4

adj
Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of cellular fabric.

A cellular sports shirt.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms acellularadipocellularaerocellularautocellularbasocellularbicellularbiocellularcellularisationcellularitycellularizationcellularizecellularly

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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cellular respiration
chemical processes within cells that release usable energy from nutrients

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.

Topics

Describing Qualities Biology & Genetics

External links

# cellular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛl.ju.lə/
**Frequency rank:** 13298

## Meanings
1. characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
2. relating to cells
3. Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
4. Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of cellular fabric.

## Examples
- The cellular construction of a beehive.
- Cellular walls.
- The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.
- A cellular sports shirt.

## Derived Forms
- acellular
- adipocellular
- aerocellular
- autocellular
- basocellular
- bicellular
- biocellular
- cellularisation
- cellularity
- cellularization
- cellularize
- cellularly

## Etymology
From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Biology & Genetics

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