honeycomb

• Estrutura de células hexagonais de cera construída por abelhas melíferas dentro da colmeia, usada para armazenar mel, pólen e criar as larvas; também qualquer estrutura com padrão hexagonal semelhante.

A structure of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their hive, used for storing honey, pollen, and housing larvae.

1. Bee structureB1formal

   A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees from beeswax, used to store honey and eggs.

   Favo de mel

   • The beekeeper carefully removed the honeycomb from the hive.
   • Honeycomb is often sold as a natural sweetener.
   • Each cell in the honeycomb is perfectly hexagonal.

   Sinônimoscomb

2. Pattern or designB2formal

   A pattern or structure resembling the hexagonal cells of a honeycomb.

   Favo de mel

   • The building's facade featured a honeycomb design.
   • The material has a honeycomb structure for added strength.
   • The artist painted a honeycomb pattern on the wall.

• Verbo que significa perfurar ou encher algo com muitos buracos ou cavidades, como os alvéolos de um favo de mel, ou atravessar algo com uma rede de pequenas aberturas ou passagens.

A verb meaning to fill with holes or cavities like a honeycomb, or to permeate or riddle something with many small openings or passages.

1. Fill with holes or cavitiesC1formal

   To fill something with many small holes or cavities, resembling a honeycomb.

   Encher de buracos

   • The old wooden beam was honeycombed with termite tunnels.
   • The rock was honeycombed with tiny caves and crevices.
   • The cheese was honeycombed with air pockets.

   Sinônimosboredrillperforatepiercepockmarkpunctureriddle

   Antônimoscompactdensefillpackplugsealsolidify

2. Pervade or spread throughC2formal

   To spread throughout something in a pattern of many small, interconnected parts.

   Permear

   • Corruption honeycombed the entire organization.
   • The city was honeycombed with secret passages and tunnels.
   • A network of canals honeycombs the region.

   Sinônimosimbueinfusepenetratepermeatepervaderiddlesaturatesuffuse