Associations to the word «Honeycomb»

Wiktionary

HONEYCOMB, noun. A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the honey to feed the larvae and to feed themselves during winter.
HONEYCOMB, noun. Any structure resembling a honeycomb.
HONEYCOMB, noun. (construction) voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
HONEYCOMB, noun. (aviation) Manufactured material used manufacture light, stiff structural components using a sandwich design.
HONEYCOMB, noun. (solar cell) texturing the surface of a cell to increase its surface area and capture more sun.
HONEYCOMB, verb. To riddle something with holes, especially in such a pattern.
HONEYCOMB CONJECTURE, noun. (mathematics) The proven conjecture that a regular hexagonal grid, or honeycomb, is the best way to divide a surface into regions of equal area with the smallest total perimeter.
HONEYCOMB STOMACH, noun. A reticulum (second stomach of a ruminant)
HONEYCOMB TETTER, noun. (medicine) (archaic) favus

Dictionary definition

HONEYCOMB, noun. A structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae.
HONEYCOMB, noun. A framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees.
HONEYCOMB, verb. Carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed".
HONEYCOMB, verb. Penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization".
HONEYCOMB, verb. Make full of cavities, like a honeycomb.

Wise words

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