CELLULAR


Meaning of CELLULAR in English

adj.1 of or having small compartments or cavities.

2 of open texture; porous.

3 Physiol. of or consisting of cells.

Phrases and idioms:

cellular blanket a blanket of open texture. cellular plant a plant with no distinct stem, leaves, etc. cellular radio a system of mobile radio-telephone transmission with an area divided into 'cells' each served by its own small transmitter.

Derivatives:

cellularity n. cellulate adj. cellulation n. cellulous adj.

Etymology: F cellulaire f. mod.L cellularis: see CELLULE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.