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cellular

cel·lu·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sel-yuh-ler]
    • /ˈsɛl yə lər/
    • /ˈsel.jʊ.lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sel-yuh-ler]
    • /ˈsɛl yə lər/

Definitions of cellular word

  • adjective cellular Cellular means relating to the cells of animals or plants. 3
  • adjective cellular of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells 3
  • adjective cellular having cells or small cavities; porous 3
  • adjective cellular divided into a network of cells 3
  • adjective cellular woven with an open texture 3
  • adjective cellular designed for or involving cellular radio 3

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Origin of cellular

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) live cell (Latin: little room; see cellule) + -āris -ar1

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Parts of speech for Cellular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cellular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cellular

adj cellular

  • biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
  • prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
  • living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
  • primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
  • necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.

adjective cellular

  • basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
  • natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.

Antonyms for cellular

adj cellular

  • inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
  • unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
  • minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.

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