honeycomb
A substance made by bees primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold…A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
» Why are honeycomb cells six-sided?
Значення
значень: 9(незлічуване)A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
Wabe, Bienenwabe, Honigwabe
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a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
(ширше, злічуване)Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
The wood porch was a honeycomb of termite tunnels before we replaced it.
a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
(ширше, злічуване)A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
(ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)The texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.
(ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)Material manufactured with small hollow cells, sometimes sandwiched between two flat sheets, which is used to make light, stiff structural components.
(злічуване, переносно)Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
(Австралія, Hong Kong, Британія, атрибутивне, переносно, часто, незлічуване)A crumbly confection usually made by boiling together golden syrup, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and water.
honeycomb toffee
Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
(архаїчне, ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)A defect in a material (especially metal) where small holes are present; specifically (construction), a defect in concrete consisting of numerous voids resulting from the failure of mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
(архаїчне, злічуване, переносно)Used as a term of endearment: honey, sweetheart.
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речень: 9Why are honeycomb cells six-sided?
The honeycomb structure gives the scaffolding its sturdiness.
deDie Honigwaben-Struktur verleiht dem Gerüst seine Standfestigkeit. — Yorwba
Beekeepers remove the honeycomb to collect the honey.
deImker entfernen die Honigwabe, um den Honig zu ernten. — Yorwba
The honeycombs of the beehive are full of honey.
Why do bees make the cells of their honeycomb in a hexagonal shape?
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The noun is derived from Middle English honycomb, from Old English huniġcamb, from huniġ (The noun is derived from Middle English honycomb, from Old English huniġcamb, from huniġ (“honey”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks (“honey”)) + camb (“comb”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“peg; tooth; row of teeth”)). The English word is analysable as honey + comb. The Oxford English Dictionary posits that the arrangement of several plates of wax “hanging parallel to each other from the roof of the hive suggests a comb with its teeth”. The verb is derived from the noun. Compare Saterland Frisian Hunichmoarte (“honeycomb”), West Frisian huningskiif (“honeycomb”), Dutch honingraat (“honeycomb”), German Honigwabe (“honeycomb”).
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