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cellular
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
cellular
(adjective)
cellular phone
(noun)
cellular
/
ˈ
sɛljəlɚ/
adjective
cellular
/
ˈ
sɛljəlɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CELLULAR
1
:
of, relating to, or made of the cells of living things
Researchers are observing the course of the disease at the
cellular
level.
a
cellular
membrane
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relating to a system that uses radio waves instead of wires to send telephone signals
a
cellular
network
cellular
telephone service
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