cellular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to cells
    • cellular walls
    • cellular physiology
  2. adjective 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

WordNet


Cel"lu*lar adjective
Etymology
L. cellula a little cell: cf. F. cellulaire. See Cellule.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells.

Webster 1913