Honeycomb design may improve thin-film solar cells.
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Honeycomb
/ˈhʌnikəʊm/
Synonyms for "honeycomb" (148 found)
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Closest matches (30)
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Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (74)
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13 entriescellular corecellular latticecellular networkcellulationhexagonal cellhexagonal corehexagonal tessellationhoneycomb latticehoneycomb tilinghoneycombingporous scaffoldregular tessellationwax cell
Collocations
11 entriesbeehive combcellular patternhexagonal latticehexagonal tessellationhoneycomb arrangementhoneycomb corehoneycomb latticehoneycomb panelhoneycomb patternhoneycomb structurewax cell
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- hunaja noun (something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; something desirable or pleasant)
- kennosto noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Japanese
1 entries- ハニカム noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- كومج noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
- پتك noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Russian
1 entries- со́ты noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- sat noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
- saće noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
- сат noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
- саће noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Turkish
1 entries- gümeç noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Welsh
1 entries- crwybr noun (something resembling honeycomb in having numerous cells or small holes)
Sample sentences
29 total sentences available.
The honeycomb structure gives the scaffolding its sturdiness.
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Beekeepers remove the honeycomb to collect the honey.
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Her lips are more tender than rose-buds, her mouth is sweeter than the honeycomb, and yet that kiss has left a sting sharper than the sting of a bee!
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