: 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
Adjective Researchers are observing the course of the disease at the cellular level.
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Some shelters will also have sensors that can track traffic and cellular data, although planners said that data will be anonymized unless riders opt in. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Underlying chronic disease, insufficient access to care, cellular cascades gone wrong. Eric Boodman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 And why consumers can expect significant deals from cellular carriers to encourage sales. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The feature, called Emergency SOS, will allow iPhone 14 models to message from remote locations not covered by traditional cellular infrastructure. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 As with previous cellular communications standards, Apple was late to the 5G party. Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Sep. 2022 About 1,000 structures in Placer County were in jeopardy — including dams, transmission lines, a hydroelectric powerhouse and cellular and microwave transmission towers, according to a statement from Cal Fire. Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Find My app, allowing hikers and explorers to be more accurately tracked by friends in areas where GPS or cellular services may not normally work. Mark Gurman, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 One downside is that many of the most sophisticated features require that the bike's onboard cellular SIM be active, something that costs $29 per year. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022
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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 The Pros additionally come with a new fast charger adapter, Wi-Fi 6, quicker face ID and better cellular. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 10 Sep. 2019 See More
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Etymology
Adjective
New Latin cellularis, from cellula living cell, from Latin, diminutive of cella small room