Honeycomb
11honeycomb — I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey 2. something that resembles a honeycomb in structure or appearance; especially a strong lightweight… …
12honeycomb — A low density structural technique and material based on a hexagon cell honeycomb sandwiched between two sheets that are too thin to be stable alone. A honeycomb can be made from aluminum foil, fiber glass, or paper. Such a structure has… …
13honeycomb — UK [ˈhʌnɪˌkəʊm] / US [ˈhʌnɪˌkoʊm] noun [countable] Word forms honeycomb : singular honeycomb plural honeycombs a structure with a lot of holes, that honeybees make to store honey in …
14honeycomb — hon•ey•comb [[t]ˈhʌn iˌkoʊm[/t]] n. 1) agr. a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and eggs 2) anything resembling such a structure, esp. in containing many small units or holes… …
15honeycomb — n. [A.S. hunigcamb] 1. A waxen structure built by bees in their nests consisting of an aggregation of hexagonal cells used as breeding cells for larvae and the storage of honey. 2. Any structure resembling a honeycomb …
16honeycomb — hon·ey·comb .kōm n RETICULUM (1) * * * hon·ey·comb (hunґe kōm) 1. a network of hexagonal cells, made out of beeswax by honeybees. something resembling this structure, such as a honeycomb lung. 2. reticulum (def. 3) …
17honeycomb — [[t]hʌ̱nikoʊm[/t]] honeycombs N VAR A honeycomb is a wax structure consisting of rows of six sided spaces where bees store their honey …
18honeycomb — hon·ey·comb || hÊŒnɪkəʊm n. structure of small hexagonal wax cells formed by bees in which to place their eggs and honey; something shaped like or resembling a honeycomb …
19honeycomb — A pattern of hexagonal shapes, like bees cells. Also see ceramic honeycomb …
20honeycomb — n. & v. n. 1 a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs. 2 a a pattern arranged hexagonally. b fabric made with a pattern of raised hexagons etc. 3 tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant. 4 a cavernous flaw… …
