honeycomb
pronunciation
How to pronounce honeycomb in British English:
UK [ˈhʌnikəʊm]
How to pronounce honeycomb in American English:
US [ˈhʌnikoʊm]
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- Noun:
- a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
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- Verb:
- carve a honeycomb pattern into
- penetrate thoroughly and into every part
- make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
Word Origin
- honeycomb (n.)
- Old English hunigcamb; see honey (n.) + comb (n). Probably the image is from wool combing. Transferred use, of structures of similar appearance, from 1520s. As a verb, from 1620s (implied in honeycombed).
Example
- 1. Take the beehive , and its hexagonal honeycomb .
- 2. Google-approved honeycomb tablets have only sold an estimated 3.4 million devices total .
- 3. The biggest problem with the tablet is also that it is running honeycomb .
- 4. This honeycomb shows some of the remnants of the colored honey found in one of the french beehives .
- 5. A new version of google 's android operating system honeycomb will run on a range of new tablet sizes it has been revealed .