cellular

UK /ˈsɛl.ju.lə/ US /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

VERB + CELLULAR

create, reversed, shuts, want

The new treatment reversed cellular damage in patients who had suffered severe burns.

CELLULAR + NOUN

automata, modifications, organization, respiration, shirt, sports

My gym clothes include a comfortable cellular shirt that dries quickly after workouts.

PREP.

down, in, on

The disease breaks down cellular structures, which is why the patient needed immediate treatment.

ADV.

also, everywhere, really

The disease spread really cellular throughout his body, affecting multiple organ systems.

Definitions

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.

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

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

noncellular
acellular

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

a cellular sports shirt

Wiktionary

for man is born free but everywhere is in cellular underwear

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

I want a cellular phone, but I don't have enough money to pay for one.

Tatoeba · #237933

I want a cellular phone.

Tatoeba · #237934

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cellular is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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