cellular
Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
Adjective
- 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...
- 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
- for man is born free but everywhere is in cellular underwear - 1963, Jonathan Miller, “The Heat-Death of the Universe”, in Richard Wilmut, editor, The Complete Beyond the Fringe, London: Mandarin, published 1993, page...
- the wind hitting your chest through your cellular blouse as though you had absolutely nothing on - 1988, Clare Morgan, “Losing”, in John Davies, editor, The Green Bridge: Stories from Wales, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan:...
Origin
From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.
Forms
Derived
acellular adipocellular aerocellular autocellular basocellular bicellular biocellular block cellular automaton cellular automaton cellular debris cellular glass insulation cellular internet cellularisation cellularity cellularization cellularize cellular kite cellularly cellular mobile cellular phone cellular shade cellular telephone cellular therapy cellular virome
Noun
- A cellular phone (mobile phone).
- MULDER: Yeah, Eddie, this is all good stuff. Yeah, see what else you can find on him from the N.C.I.C. and call me back. At, at this number or on my cellular. - 1994, "Red Museum", (episode of The X-Files TV series)