English Dictionary

honeycomb

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhʌniːkəʊm/

名詞

広義

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.

日本語の意味

蜂が作る六角形の細胞構造。幼虫の保護や蜂蜜の保存など、巣としての機能を持つ。

The scientist carefully removed a piece of honeycomb from the hive to study its hexagonal cells.

科学者は巣箱から、幼虫を収め蜜を蓄えるためにミツバチが主に蝋で作った六角形の巣房の一部を慎重に取り出して調べた。

意味（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.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

意味（2）

(by extension) Any structure resembling a honeycomb.

The wood porch was a honeycomb of termite tunnels before we replaced it.

意味（3）

(construction) Voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.

意味（4）

(aviation) Manufactured material used to manufacture light, stiff structural components using a sandwich design.

意味（5）

(solar cell) The texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.

意味（6）

(geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in 3- or higher-dimensional space.

honeycombs （ plural ）