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Noncellular vs. Cellular

Noncellular and Cellular Definitions

Noncellular

Not cellular.

Cellular

Of, relating to, or resembling a cell.

Noncellular

Not made up of or divided into cells. Opposite of cellular.

Cellular

Consisting of or containing a cell or cells
The cellular construction of a beehive.
The cellular nature of plant and animal tissue.

Noncellular

Not made up of or divided into cells

Cellular

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).
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Cellular

Of or relating to a cellular telephone.

Cellular

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

Cellular

A cellular phone (mobile phone).

Cellular

Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells.

Cellular

Porous; containing cavities.

Cellular

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.
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Cellular

Relating to cells;
Cellular walls
Cellular physiology

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
A cellular phone uses a network of shortrange transmitters located in overlapping cells

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