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Adjective: cellular  sel-yu-lu(r)
  1. (biology) relating to cells
    "cellular walls"; "cellular physiology"
     
  2. Characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
    "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"
Noun: cellular  sel-yu-lu(r)
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network using radio waves
    - cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell [N. Amer], mobile phone, mobile [Brit], mobe [informal]

Derived forms: cellulars

See also: alveolate, cancellate, cancellated, cancellous, cavitied, cell-like, faveolate, honeycombed, lymphoblast-like, multicellular, pitted

Type of: radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone

Antonym: acellular

Encyclopedia: Cellular