Dictionary Definition
tissue
Noun
1 a part of an organism consisting of an
aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
2 a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn:
tissue
paper] v : create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of
fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: weave]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
- A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- Absorbent paper as material.
- Irish S****** is one of world's largest tissue producers.
- A group of similar cells that function together to do
a specific job
- 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross.
Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available
at: . Book 1, Part 10.
- But it is similarly necessary that flesh and each of the other tissues should be the ratio of its elements, or that not one of them should;
- 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross.
Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available
at: . Book 1, Part 10.
Translations
woven fabric
sheet of absorbent paper
- Danish: serviet, (handkerchief) lommetørklæde, (toilet paper) toiletpapir
- Dutch: zakdoek , papieren zakdoekje , tissue
- Finnish: paperiliina, (handkerchief) paperinenäliina, (sheet of toilet paper) vessapaperiarkki
- French: tissu
- German: Papier , Tuch , Toilettenpapier (toilet paper), Taschentuch (handkerchief)
- Greek: χαρτί [xarˈti]
- Hebrew: טישו , נייר סופג
- Persian: دستمال (dastmal)
- Polish: chusteczka higieniczna
- Portuguese: folha de papel higiênico
- Slovene: robec , robček
- Swedish: näsduk
- Spanish: tejido
- Tamil: மெல்லிழுப்புத்தாள் (mellizhuppuththaaL)
paper material
- Finnish: pehmopaperi
- Portuguese: papel absorvente
aggregation of cells
Extensive Definition
Tissue may refer to:
- Aerial tissue, an acrobatic art form and one of the circus arts
- Tissue (biology), a group of biological cells that perform a similar function
- Tissue paper, a type of thin, translucent paper used for wrapping and cushioning items
- Facial tissue, a type of thin, soft, disposable paper used for nose-blowing (sometimes also referred to by the brand name Kleenex)
- Tissue (moth), a moth.
tissue in Aragonese: Texito
tissue in Bulgarian: Тъкан
tissue in German: Gewebe
tissue in Modern Greek (1453-): Ιστός
tissue in Spanish: Tejido
tissue in French: Tissu
tissue in Italian: Tessuto (disambigua)
tissue in Dutch: Weefsel
tissue in Russian: Ткань (значения)
tissue in Simple English: Tissue
tissue in Ukrainian: Тканина (значення)
tissue in Walloon: Texhou
tissue in Yiddish: טישו
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accumulation, all that
lives, anatomy, arabesque, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, basketry, basketwork, biosphere, biota, braiding, brawn, build, building, cancellation, chain, cloth, combination, composition, concatenation, conformation, conglomeration, constitution, construction, creation, cross-hatching,
crossing-out, drapery,
ecosphere, enlacement, entwinement, entwining, etoffe, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, felt, fiber, filigree, flesh, flora and fauna, forging, form, format, formation, frame, fret, fretwork, getup, goods, grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interknitting, interlacement, interlacery, interlacing, intertexture, interthreading, intertieing, intertwinement, intertwining, intertwisting, interweavement, interweaving, knitting, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, living matter,
living nature, make,
makeup, making, manufacture, mass, material, mesh, meshes, meshwork, mold, molding, napery, net, netting, network, noosphere, organic matter,
organic nature, organic structure, organism, organization, organized
matter, pack, pattern, patterning, physique, pile, plaiting, plan, plasm, plexure, plexus, production, raddle, rag, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, series, setup, shape, shaping, sieve, silk, structure, structuring, stuff, tectonics, textile, textile fabric,
texture, tissu, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, twining, twisting, warp and woof,
warpage, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, weftage, wicker, wickerwork, woof, wool, wreathing