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cel·lu·lar  (sly-lr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a cell.
2. Consisting of or containing a cell or cells: the cellular construction of a beehive; the cellular nature of plant and animal tissue.
3. Of or involving the cells of an organization or movement: "The assessment of opposition to any totalitarian regime . . . is notoriously difficult, for any effective movement must be secretive and cellular" Anthony Sampson.

[From Latin cellula, cellule; see cellule.]

cellu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
cellu·lar·ly adv.

cellular
Adjective
1. of, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells: cellular changes
2. woven with an open texture: cellular blankets
3. designed for or using cellular radio: cellular phones
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cellular - relating to cells; "cellular walls"; "cellular physiology"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
2.cellular - 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"
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
acellular, noncellular - not made up of or divided into cells
Translations
Spanish cellular [ˈsɛljuləʳ] adjcelular
French cellular [ˈsɛljuləʳ] adjcellulaire
German cellular [ˈsɛljuləʳ] cell adj (Biol) → zellular, Zell-;
(fabrics) → aus porösem Material

Italian cellular [ˈsɛljuləʳ] adjcellulare

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And the botanist who finds that the apple falls because the cellular tissue decays and so forth is equally right with the child who stands under the tree and says the apple fell because he wanted to eat it and prayed for it.
Indeed, owing to this cellular arrangement it resists like a block, as if it were solid.
You know that curious cellular matter which constitutes the elementary tissues of vegetable?
 
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