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 Definition of 'cell'  

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Definitions of 'cell'  

1. (noun) cell
any small compartment
"the cells of a honeycomb"

2. (noun) cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

3. (noun) cell, electric cell
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

4. (noun) cell, cadre
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

5. (noun) cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

6. (noun) cell, cubicle
small room in which a monk or nun lives

7. (noun) cell, jail cell, prison cell
a room where a prisoner is kept


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