CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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cellaret in CommonParlance
- definition sideboard with compartments for holding bottles
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cellblock in CommonParlance
- definition a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
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cellist in CommonParlance
- definition someone who plays a violoncello
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cello in CommonParlance
- definition a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
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cellophane in CommonParlance
- definition a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
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cellphone in CommonParlance
- definition a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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cellular in CommonParlance
- definition relating to cells
- definition characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
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cellular concrete in CommonParlance
- definition a type of aerated concrete with the addition of an air-entraining agent (or a lightweight aggregate such as expanded clay aggregate or cork granules and vermiculite).
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cellular division in CommonParlance
- definition the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
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cellular glass in CommonParlance
- definition Cellular glass, also called foam glass or expanded glass is a light, opaque, cellular glass made by adding powdered carbon to crushed glass and firing the mixture.
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cellular inclusion in CommonParlance
- definition any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
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cellular phone in CommonParlance
- definition a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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cellular respiration in CommonParlance
- definition the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
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cellular slime mold in CommonParlance
- definition differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
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cellular telephone in CommonParlance
- definition a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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cellularity in CommonParlance
- definition the state of having cells
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cellulite in CommonParlance
- definition lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
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cellulitis in CommonParlance
- definition an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
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celluloid in CommonParlance
- definition artificial as if portrayed in a film
- definition highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
- definition a medium that disseminates moving pictures
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cellulose in CommonParlance
- definition a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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cellulose acetate in CommonParlance
- definition an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
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cellulose ester in CommonParlance
- definition any ester of cellulose with an acid
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cellulose nitrate in CommonParlance
- definition a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
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cellulose tape in CommonParlance
- definition transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
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cellulose triacetate in CommonParlance
- definition cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film