• Honeycomb

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈhÊŒniːkəʊm/

    Origin

    honey + comb

    Full definition of honeycomb

    Noun

    honeycomb

    (plural honeycombs)
    1. 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.
    2. Any structure resembling a honeycomb.The wood porch was a honeycomb of termite tunnels before we replaced it.
      • 1797 Adams, John, (Letter from John Adams to Uriah Forrest, June 20, 1797), compiled in Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, at http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Notable_Comments_on_Jefferson_(Contemporary)is in Jefferson...evidence of a mind soured, yet seeking for popularity, and eaten to a honeycomb with ambition....
    3. (construction) voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
    4. (aviation) Manufactured material used manufacture light, stiff structural components using a sandwich design.
    5. (solar cell) texturing the surface of a cell to increase its surface area and capture more sun. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2009/07/creating-not-overly-disruptive-changes-in-solar-manufacturing?cmpid=WNL-Friday-July17-2009

    Verb

    1. To riddle something with holes, especially in such a pattern.Termites will honeycomb a porch made of untreated pine.
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