Plural of honeycomb
regular plural
The plural of honeycomb is honeycombs.
Forms of honeycomb
| Singular | honeycomb /ˈhʌnikəʊm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | honeycombs |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Honeycombs in a sentence
- Gannon loaded the racks inside the centrifuge with two beeless honeycombs, then stepped back and let Julian begin spinning them with a hand crank.2009 June 21, Joshua Brustein, “Beekeepers Keep the Lid On”, in New York Times. From the entry beeless
- All types of Mediterranean sponges are found off the coast of Libya, but zimoccas and honeycombs are more common, especially on the Tripoli grounds.1948, World Trade in Sponges. From the entry zimocca
Meaning of honeycomb
- noun A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
- noun Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
- noun A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
Questions about the plural of honeycomb
- What is the plural of honeycomb?
- The plural of honeycomb is honeycombs.
- Is honeycomb countable?
- Honeycomb is a countable and uncountable noun.
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