cel·lu·lar
ˈsel-yə-lər 
1
a
: of, relating to, or consisting of cells
a cellular structure
cellular growth
b
: cell-mediated
cellular immunity
2
: containing cavities : having a porous texture
cellular rocks
3
: of, relating to, or being a radiotelephone system in which a geographical area (such as a city) is divided into small sections each served by a transmitter of limited range
cellular phones
Examples of cellular in a Sentence
Adjective
Researchers are observing the course of the disease at the cellular level.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The chiefs association's recommendations include the need for officials to analyze the island's cellular system.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The department did not specify which cellular carrier was responsible.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Soon, the technology will disrupt every industry and fundamentally reshape our regular lives: new fertility treatments will transform parenthood; cellular reprogramming could start to reverse the aging process; biocomputing will power the computers of tomorrow.
—Eric Schmidt, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The $200 per year Pro Plan gives you 30 days of timeline video, professional monitoring, cellular backup, and premium support.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
The device includes a camera, speaker and cellular connection.
—Brian X. Chen Andri Tambunan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
However, there have been instances where cellular service tends to lag in areas with large crowds, as often seen at concerts and stadiums.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
That insight underpins modern cellular and wireless communications.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
Jio Platforms is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, one of India’s biggest multinational companies and a major provider of cellular and internet services in the country.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
Many popular smartphone apps passively transmit user location to app companies at all hours of the day, via cellular, GPS, WiFi, or Bluetooth technology.
—Brent Skorup, National Review, 7 Apr. 2020
Like previous cellular networks, 5G relies on signals carried out by radio waves, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
—NBC News, 6 Apr. 2020
Check the app’s settings and turn off uploads while on cellular.
—Whitson Gordon, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
The iPhone 7 build is the furthest along, and while the page says the CPU, storage, display, and touchscreen works, things like the GPU, camera, Bluetooth, audio, and cellular do not.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2020
The Walkie Talkie feature will work over either Wi-Fi or cellular, Microsoft says.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 9 Jan. 2020
The merger, valued at $26.5 billion, is central to T-Mobile’s strategy to gain ground in an industry that is spending billions of dollars building out 5G cellular networks while engaging in intense price wars.
—Edmund Lee, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
Adjective
The after-action report also recommends that officials undertake an analysis of the island’s cellular system.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The chiefs association's recommendations include the need for officials to analyze the island's cellular system.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The department did not specify which cellular carrier was responsible.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Soon, the technology will disrupt every industry and fundamentally reshape our regular lives: new fertility treatments will transform parenthood; cellular reprogramming could start to reverse the aging process; biocomputing will power the computers of tomorrow.
—Eric Schmidt, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The $200 per year Pro Plan gives you 30 days of timeline video, professional monitoring, cellular backup, and premium support.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
The device includes a camera, speaker and cellular connection.
—Brian X. Chen Andri Tambunan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
However, there have been instances where cellular service tends to lag in areas with large crowds, as often seen at concerts and stadiums.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
That insight underpins modern cellular and wireless communications.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Noun
The move is part of a complicated series of transactions that bind Viacom18 ever closer to Reliance Industries, the petroleum to telecoms conglomerate controlled by Mukesh Ambani which is now upending Indian media with its Jio cellular, broadband internet and streaming companies.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
Jio Platforms is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, one of India’s biggest multinational companies and a major provider of cellular and internet services in the country.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
Many popular smartphone apps passively transmit user location to app companies at all hours of the day, via cellular, GPS, WiFi, or Bluetooth technology.
—Brent Skorup, National Review, 7 Apr. 2020
Like previous cellular networks, 5G relies on signals carried out by radio waves, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
—NBC News, 6 Apr. 2020
Check the app’s settings and turn off uploads while on cellular.
—Whitson Gordon, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
The iPhone 7 build is the furthest along, and while the page says the CPU, storage, display, and touchscreen works, things like the GPU, camera, Bluetooth, audio, and cellular do not.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2020
The Walkie Talkie feature will work over either Wi-Fi or cellular, Microsoft says.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 9 Jan. 2020
The merger, valued at $26.5 billion, is central to T-Mobile’s strategy to gain ground in an industry that is spending billions of dollars building out 5G cellular networks while engaging in intense price wars.
—Edmund Lee, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
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“Cellular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellular. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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cellular
adjective
cel·lu·lar
ˈsel-yə-lər
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of cells
2
: cell-mediated
cellular immunity
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