honeycomb

[US]/'hʌnɪkəʊm/
[UK]/'hʌnɪkom/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a structure of hexagonal cells made by bees out of wax, used to store honey and pollen

Phrases & Collocations

honeycomb core

honeycomb structure

honeycomb ceramics

Example Sentences

a honeycomb of caves.

a cell of a honeycomb

their men honeycombed the army.

The rock was honeycombed with passages.

whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines.

cliffs that were honeycombed with caves and grottoes.

The damping effect of the honeycomb can reduce the influence of the inlet preswirl on the total temperature difference.

Thus it can be see that the compressive strength of steel honeycomb sandwich panels in-plane compression is primarily supported by faces and honeycomb cores only have sustentative and steady effects.

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