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1. (n.) cell
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
2. cell
any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole.
3. cell
a usu. microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.
4. cell
a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization:
a local cell of a political party.
5. cell
a device that converts chemical energy into electricity, usu. consisting of two different kinds of conductors surrounded by an electrolyte; battery.
6. cell
a monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger religious house.
7. cell
one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins.
8. cell
one of the separate areas covered by a radio transmitter in a cellular phone system.
Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME
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| Definition of 'cell' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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1. (noun) cell
a room in a jail
***prisoners in their cells
2. cell
the basic unit of living material that can exist alone
blood cells; cancerous cells
3. cell
a cellphone
***Call me on my cell.
4. cell
a small group within a larger organization
a local terrorist cell
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cell
a very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit
2. (noun) cell
a small religious house attached to a monastery or convent
3. (noun) cell
any small cavity, or hollow place
4. (noun) cell
the space between the ribs of a vaulted roof
5. (noun) cell
same as Cella
6. (noun) cell
a jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery
7. (noun) cell
one of the minute elementary structures, of which the greater part of the various tissues and organs of animals and plants are composed
8. (verb) cell
to place or inclose in a cell
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. cell
A subordinate organization formed around a specific process, capability, or activity within a designated larger organization of a joint force commander
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Sense: a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).
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 Afrikaans: sel |
 Arabic: صَوْمَعَه، ، حُجَيْرَه |
 Bulgarian: килия |
 Brazilian: cela |
 Czech: cela |
 German: die Zelle |
 Danish: celle |
 Greek: κελί |
 Spanish: celda |
 Estonian: kong |
 Farsi: سلول |
 Finnish: selli |
 French: cellule |
 Hebrew: תָּא |
 Hindi: कैदखाने इत्यादि की छोटी क |
 Croatian: ćelija |
 Hungarian: cella |
 Indonesian: kurungan |
 Icelandic: klefi |
 Italian: cella |
 Japanese: 独房 |
 Korean: 독방 |
 Lithuanian: celė, vienutė |
 Latvian: kamera; celle |
 Malay: sel |
 Dutch: cel |
 Norwegian: celle |
 Polish: cela |
 Persian: سلول |
 Pashto: وړه كوټه (دزندان)، حجره ( |
 Portuguese: cela |
 Romanian: celulă |
 Russian: камера; келья |
 Slovak: cela |
 Slovenian: celica |
 Serbian: ćelija |
 Swedish: cell |
 Thai: ห้องเล็กๆ |
 Turkish: hücre |
 Taiwanese: 小房間 |
 Ukrainian: камера; келія |
 Urdu: کوٹھڑی |
 Vietnamese: xà lim |
 Chinese: 单人房间 |
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