Cellular
Definition of Cellular
Cel´lu`lar
Pronunciation:
sĕl´ŭ`lẽr; 135
a.
1.
Consisting
of
,
or
containing
,
cells
;
of
or
pertaining
to
a
cell
or
cells
.
2.
porous
;
containing
cavities
.
3.
pertaining
to
or
using
a
system
of
transmission
of
telephone
signals
by
radio
,
in
which
areas
are
divided
into
geographical
parts
(
cells
),
each
of
which
is
served
by
a
transmitter
whose
range
is
limited
to
that
region
,
thus
permitting
a
single
transmission
frequency
to
be
used
simulataneously
in
different
parts
of
the
same
area
.
Cellular
telephones
are
typically
small
and
battery
powered
,
allowing
a
subscriber
with
such
a
telephone
to
carry
the
telephone
in
a
pocket
or
purse
,
over
the
entire
area
served
,
and
to
be
contacted
by
a
single
telephone
number
.
The
system
became
widespread
and
popular
in
the
1980
'
s
and
1990
'
s
;
as
,
cellular
telephones
sometimes
lose
their
link
unpredictably
.
Cellular plants
(Bot.)
those
flowerless
plants
which
have
no
ducts
or
fiber
in
their
tissue
,
as
mosses
,
fungi
,
lichens
,
and
algæ.
Cellular theory
(Biol.)
a
theory
,
according
to
which
the
essential
element
of
every
tissue
,
either
vegetable
or
animal
,
is
a
cell
;
the
whole
series
of
cells
having
been
formed
from
the
development
of
the
germ
cell
and
by
differentiation
converted
into
tissues
and
organs
which
,
both
in
plants
and
animals
,
are
to
be
considered
as
a
mass
of
minute
cells
communicating
with
each
other
.
Cellular tissue
a
-
(Anat.)
See
conjunctive
tissue
under
Conjunctive
.
b
-
(Bot.)
Tissue
composed
entirely
of
parenchyma
,
and
having
no
woody
fiber
or
ducts
.
cellular telephone
a
portable
radio-telephone
transmitting
and
receiving
the
radio-telephonic
signals
from
one
of
a
group
of
transmitter-receiver
stations
so
arranged
that
they
provide
adequate
signal
contact
for
such
telephones
over
a
certain
geographical
area
.
The
area
within
which
one
transmitter
may
service
such
portable
telephones
is
called
its
"
cell
".
cellular slime mold
a
myxomycete
differing
from
the
true
slime
molds
in
being
cellular
throughout
the
life
cycle
.
See
slime mold
.
Related Words
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science
,
biology
,
cell
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