Honeycomb Definition

hŭnē-kōm
honeycombed, honeycombs
noun
The structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs.
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Anything like this in structure or appearance.
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(construction) Voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.

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(aviation) Manufactured material used manufacture light, stiff structural components using a sandwich design.

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(solar cell) Texturing the surface of a cell to increase its surface area and capture more sun.
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verb
To become riddled with holes like a honeycomb.
Webster's New World
To cause to have many holes like a honeycomb; riddle.
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To form in or cover with a pattern like that of a honeycomb.
American Heritage
To permeate or undermine.
Honeycombed with intrigue.
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adjective
Of, like, or patterned after a honeycomb.
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Other Word Forms of Honeycomb

Noun

Singular:
honeycomb
Plural:
honeycombs

Origin of Honeycomb

Honeycomb Sentence Examples

  • The famous caves of Beit Jibrin honeycomb the hills all round.

  • This that we are now created the body, cell by cell, like bees building a honeycomb.

  • On a night dive we saw a coral cat shark and honeycomb moray.

  • They are in fact, more complex structures involving a honeycomb of cracks and crevices in which bacteria thrive.

  • This is in accordance with the original use of the term cell, which was applied in the 1 7th century to the cavities of plant-tissues on the analogy of the cells of honeycomb.

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Words Starting With

HHOHON

Words Ending With

BMBOMB

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