cellular

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Related topics: Biology

1. HBconsisting of or relating to the cells of plants or animals 由细胞组成的，细胞的

2 a cellular telephone system works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals 〔电话系统〕蜂窝状的，蜂窝式的

a cellular network

蜂窝式网络系统

Examples from the Corpus

cellular• cellular biology• Two trends-digital networks and competition-are now changing the cellular landscape.• Therefore, this region may confer some degree of specialization to the protein, in terms of cellular location and/or tissue specificity.• Now, however, no fewer than 23 countries have cellular networks up and running.• The analysis reported here has been motivated by investigations of high-frequency cellular oscillators with periods of the order of minutes or less.• The cellular source of the catalytically active PLA2 in serum of patients suffering from acute pancreatitis and other diseases is unknown.

From Longman Business Dictionary

cellularcel·lu·lar /ˈseljələ-ər/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]TELECOMMUNICATIONS

a cellular telephone system uses short-range radio signals so that users can carry telephones around with them

Since 1989, the number of cellular phones in use in the US has grown by a factor of 22.

Fast growth is forecast in the cellular market.

a large group of independent cellular companies

Origin cellular

(1700-1800) Modern Latin cellularis, from cellula “living cell”, from Latin cella; → CELL

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TOEFL BNC: 7393 COCA: 5796

cellular

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