cellulite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌ-lit/ (General-American)
- /ˌ-liːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.
Meanings
- (countable, informal, uncountable) Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cellulites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Synonyms
orange peel syndrome · status protrusus cutis · adiposis edematosa · gynoid lipodystrophy · dermopanniculosis deformans
Translations (24)
tr selülit (dimpled skin) · da appelsinhud (dimpled skin) · fi selluliitti (dimpled skin) · nl sinaasappelhuid (dimpled skin) · it cellulite (dimpled skin) · ca pell de taronja (dimpled skin) · es celulitis (dimpled skin) · af selluliet (dimpled skin) · hu narancsbőr (dimpled skin) · cmn 橘皮組織 /橘皮组织 (dimpled skin) · pl cellulitis (dimpled skin) · ca cel·lulitis (dimpled skin) · fr cellulite (dimpled skin) · is appelsínuhúð (dimpled skin) · ro celulită (dimpled skin) · es grasa celulítica (dimpled skin) · hu cellulit (dimpled skin) · el κυτταρίτιδα (dimpled skin) · pl skórka pomarańczowa (dimpled skin) · id selulit (dimpled skin) · ru целлюли́т (dimpled skin) · pt celulite (dimpled skin) · pl cellulit (dimpled skin) · ja セルライト (dimpled skin)