cellular
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cellular /ˈsɛljʊlə/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or consisting of living cells.
- 2 denoting or relating to a mobile telephone system that uses a number of short-range radio stations: a cellular phone.
- 3 (of fabric) knitted so as to form holes or hollows that trap air and provide extra insulation.
- 4 consisting of small compartments or rooms.
– derivatives
cellularity noun.
cellularity noun.
– origin C18: from Fr. cellulaire, from mod. L. cellularis, from cellula ‘little chamber’, dimin. of cella.
'cellular' also found in these Oxford entries:
Aertex
- Aids
- base station
- binding site
- biopharmaceutical
- cambium
- cell
- cellular phone
- cervical smear
- cuticle
- cytochrome
- expanded
- gemma
- honeycomb
- mobile phone
- pancytopenia
- parenchyma
- pith

