Definitions for cellsɛl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cellsɛl(n.)
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole.
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.
Category: Cell Biology
a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization:
a local cell of a political party.
Category: Government
a device that converts chemical energy into electricity, usu. consisting of two different kinds of conductors surrounded by an electrolyte; battery.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
Ref: Also called electrolytic cell.
a monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger religious house.
Category: Religion
one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins.
Category: Entomology
Category: Botany
Ref: locule .
one of the separate areas covered by a radio transmitter in a cellular phone system.
Origin of cell:
bef. 1150; ME celle (< OF), OE cell < ML cella monastic cell, L: room; see cella
Princeton's WordNet
cell(noun)
any small compartment
"the cells of a honeycomb"
cell(noun)
(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
cell, electric cell(noun)
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
cell, cadre(noun)
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone(noun)
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
cell, cubicle(noun)
small room in which a monk or nun lives
cell, jail cell, prison cell(noun)
a room where a prisoner is kept
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
cell(noun)ɛl
a room in a jail
***prisoners in their cells
cellɛl
the basic unit of living material that can exist alone
blood cells; cancerous cells
cellɛl
a cellphone
***Call me on my cell.
cellɛl
a small group within a larger organization
a local terrorist cell
Webster Dictionary
Cell(noun)
a very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit
Cell(noun)
a small religious house attached to a monastery or convent
Cell(noun)
any small cavity, or hollow place
Cell(noun)
the space between the ribs of a vaulted roof
Cell(noun)
same as Cella
Cell(noun)
a jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery
Cell(noun)
one of the minute elementary structures, of which the greater part of the various tissues and organs of animals and plants are composed
Cell(verb)
to place or inclose in a cell
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
cell
A subordinate organization formed around a specific process, capability, or activity within a designated larger organization of a joint force commander
Translations for cell
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cell(noun)
a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).
- selAfrikaans

- صَوْمَعَه، ، حُجَيْرَهArabic

- килияBulgarian

- celaPortuguese (BR)

- celaCzech

- die ZelleGerman

- celleDanish

- κελίGreek

- celdaSpanish

- kongEstonian

- سلولFarsi

- selliFinnish

- celluleFrench

- תָּאHebrew

- कैदखाने इत्यादि की छोटी कोठरीHindi

- ćelijaCroatian

- cellaHungarian

- kurunganIndonesian

- klefiIcelandic

- cellaItalian

- 独房Japanese

- 독방Korean

- celė, vienutėLithuanian

- kamera; celleLatvian

- selMalay

- celDutch

- celleNorwegian

- celaPolish

- سلولPersian

- وړه كوټه (دزندان)، حجره (دجومات او كليسا): (ب) حجره (دحيوان او نباتى اجسامو): پرقى بېټرۍPashto

- celaPortuguese

- celulăRomanian

- камера; кельяRussian

- celaSlovak

- celicaSlovenian

- ćelijaSerbian

- cellSwedish

- ห้องเล็กๆThai

- hücreTurkish

- 小房間Chinese (Trad.)

- камера; келіяUkrainian

- کوٹھڑیUrdu

- xà limVietnamese

- 单人房间Chinese (Simp.)

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