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/ˈsɛl.ju.lə/
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S EH1 L Y AH0 L ER0
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Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of such a fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Using cells (local groups of devices sharing a transceiver).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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cellular network The reason the network can work is that it is cellular: devices within a certain area are connected to a tower that is not far away.
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Using such a network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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cellular phone cellular data
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A cellular phone (mobile phone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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If there's no answer on his office landline then you should call his cellular.
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characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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the cellular construction of a beehive any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
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Antonyms: noncellular
relating to cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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cellular walls cellular physiology
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From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
خَلَوِيّ
(ḵalawiyy)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Armenian :
բջջային
(bǰǰayin)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Belarusian :
кле́тачны
(kljétačny)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Belarusian :
камо́ркавы
(kamórkavy)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Bulgarian :
кле́тъчен
(klétǎčen)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Catalan :
cel·lular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Chinese Mandarin :
細胞的 /细胞的
(xìbāo de)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Chinese Mandarin :
蜂窩狀 /蜂窝状
(fēngwōzhuàng)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Czech :
buněčný
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Danish :
cellulær
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Danish :
celle-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Dutch :
cellulair
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Dutch :
cel-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Estonian :
raku-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Finnish :
solu-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Finnish :
solumainen
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
French :
cellulaire
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
French :
celluleux
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Georgian :
ფიჭური
(pič̣uri)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
German :
Zellen-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
German :
zellulär
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Greek :
κυτταρικός
(kyttarikós)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Hebrew :
תָּאִי
(taí)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Hindi :
सेलुलर
(selular)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Hungarian :
celluláris
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Hungarian :
sejtes
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Hungarian :
sejtszerű
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Ido :
celula
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Indonesian :
selular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Indonesian :
seluler
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Interlingua :
cellular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Irish :
ceallach
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Italian :
cellulare
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Japanese :
細胞の
(saibō no)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Kazakh :
жасушалық
(jasuşalyq)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Korean :
세포의
(sepo-ui)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Latvian :
šūnas
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Lithuanian :
ląstelinis
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Macedonian :
клеточен
(kletočen)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Macedonian :
ќелиен
(ḱelien)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Malay :
selular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Marathi :
पेशीय
(peśīya)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Mongolian :
эсийн
(esiin)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Norwegian Bokmål :
cellulær
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Norwegian Bokmål :
sellulær
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Norwegian Bokmål :
celle-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Norwegian Bokmål :
selle-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Persian :
سلولی
(seluli)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Persian :
یاختگی
(yaxtegi)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Polish :
komórkowy
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Portuguese :
celular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Portuguese :
celular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Romanian :
celular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Russian :
кле́точный
(klétočnyj)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Scottish Gaelic :
seòmarach
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Serbo-Croatian :
ћѐлӣјскӣ
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Serbo-Croatian :
ста̀ничнӣ
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Serbo-Croatian :
ćèlījskī
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Serbo-Croatian :
stàničnī
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Slovak :
bunkový
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Slovene :
celičen
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Spanish :
celular
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Swedish :
cellulär
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Swedish :
cell-
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Tagalog :
maraming sela
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Tajik :
ҳуҷайрагӣ
(hujayragi)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Turkish :
hücresel
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Turkish :
hücreli
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Turkish :
hücrevi
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Ottoman Turkish :
حجروی
(hücrevi)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Ukrainian :
кліткови́й
(klitkovýj)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Ukrainian :
комірко́вий
(komirkóvyj)
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Uzbek :
hujayra
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Vietnamese :
di động
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells
Welsh :
cellog
— of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells