honeycomb

honeycomb
noun (the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey.) bi-/vokskake
I
subst. \/ˈhʌnɪkəʊm\/
1) (i bikube) vokskake, bikake
2) vaffelmønster, forklaring: mønster av sekskantete figurer
3) (i støpejern) blære
4) (zoologi, også honeycomb stomach) nettmage, (den andre magen til en drøvtygger)
5) (matlaging) kalun (rett av innmat)
II
verb \/ˈhʌnɪkəʊm\/
1) perforere, gjennomhulle, gjennombore
• a rock honeycombed with passages
en stein perforert med ganger
2) (overført) undergrave, underminere, gjennomsyre
3) gjøre vaffelmønstret
4) (elektronikk) kryssvikle
III
adj. \/ˈhʌnɪkəʊm\/
1) gjennomhullet, med struktur eller utseende som en vokskake
2) (elektronikk) kryssviklet

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