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honeycomb

huh nee kohm

  • n  a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
  • n  a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
  • v  carve a honeycomb pattern into
    The cliffs were honeycombed
  • v  penetrate thoroughly and into every part
    the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization
  • v  make full of cavities, like a honeycomb

  • When Seattle asked for a new public library, OMA delivered the last word in rare volumesan irregular stack of cantilevered spaces wrapped in angular glass walls and a honeycomb .
  • Also in place are a trillion glial cells, named after the Greek word for glue, which form a kind of honeycomb that protects and nourishes the neurons.
  • So Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa gave it a home that's part funky, part shimmery, an asymmetrical stack of boxes covered by a honeycomb of aluminum.
News & Articles

  • Top 5 must-have Android tablet apps
    Must-have Android tablet apps Even the most die-hard Android fan has to admit that it has taken Android quite a while to catch up to Apple when it comes to quality tablet-optimized apps. You can't blame Google entirely, though. With the dramatic launch of their tablet-only Honeycomb OS, Google tried hard to rally Android developers around building great tablet apps. Why it took developers ...
    June 22, 2013 - CNET
  • Demolition Watch: Ambassador College's Modern Honeycomb Has Been Destroyed
    And another underrated but beautiful mid-century building bites the dust: we've heard from a few places (including these photos) that the honeycombed Fine Arts Building at Pasadena's Ambassador College has been demolished....
    June 21, 2013 - Curbed LA
  • Blur, Honeycomb – Altamira’s Featured Open-Source Technologies
    MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Altamira is a recognized leader in the open source technology space, having created Blur, capable of querying massive amounts of data at incredible speeds, and Honeycomb, a MySQL storage engine.
    June 20, 2013 - Business Wire
Quotes

  • Viv Richards in Times Online
    The Hive Group's Honeycomb software has always provided a means to quickly and efficiently sift through volumes of data. Now, with the thin client architecture, The Hive Group has raised the bar, providing a flexible platform that meets the demands... Ben Shneiderman http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Shneiderman&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH7ScC4htvEjLOSPz0xqBwip7S-VA MarketWatch http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Enterprise-Treemapping-Gets-Lean-Honeycomb/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B6B65E711-0C39-4B1F-928C-FD5727FCD888%257D&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHmme4fnVKrmtzjJcqRHZYVi19hzQ Oct 30, 2008 47920 64975 honeycomb When I was chairman of the selection panel [until June 2004], we did nominate Sarwan, but something took place then, I don't wish to say what," Richards said. "I felt he had respect. Just like a honeycomb, all the other players felt...
  • Blake Lewis in New York Daily News
    Paula leaving American Idol is like a honeycomb without the honey,former contestant Blake Lewis said. "She brought a sweetness to the 'AI' that no one can replace. She will be forever our girl.â€"

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