单词 | cellulite |
释义 | cellulite[ sel-yuh-lahyt, -leet ] / ˈsɛl yəˌlaɪt, -ˌlit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cellulite ON THESAURUS.COM noun (not in technical use)lumpy fat deposits, especially in the thighs and buttocks. Origin of celluliteFirst recorded in 1970–75; from French: literally, “formation of fatty deposits under the skin,” originally, “cellulitis,” equivalent to cellule cell + -ite “-itis” (a suffix indicating inflammation) but taken in English as -ite1 (a suffix indicating part of the body); see cellule, -itis, -ite1 Words nearby cellulitecellulate, cellule, cellulicidal, cellulifugal, cellulipetal, cellulite, cellulitis, celluloid, cellulolytic, cellulose, cellulose acetate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cellulite
British Dictionary definitions for cellulitecellulite / (ˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt) / nouna name sometimes given to subcutaneous fat alleged to resist dieting Word Origin for celluliteC20: from French, from cellule cell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for cellulitecellulite [ (sel-yuh-leyet, sel-yuh-leet) ] A popular term for fat that is difficult to remove by dieting and that often has a dimpled appearance. There is no physiological difference between cellulite and ordinary fat. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for cellulitecellulite [ sĕl′yə-līt′ ] n.A fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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