Definitions for CELL
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Princeton's WordNet(4.21 / 15 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cell(noun)

   any small compartment

   "the cells of a honeycomb"

2. 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

3. cell, electric cell(noun)

   a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

4. cell, cadre(noun)

   a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

5. 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

6. cell, cubicle(noun)

   small room in which a monk or nun lives

7. cell, jail cell, prison cell(noun)

   a room where a prisoner is kept

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cell(noun)

   a very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

2. Cell(noun)

   a small religious house attached to a monastery or convent

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

3. Cell(noun)

   any small cavity, or hollow place

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

4. Cell(noun)

   the space between the ribs of a vaulted roof

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

5. Cell(noun)

   same as Cella

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

6. Cell(noun)

   a jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

7. 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

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

8. Cell(verb)

   to place or inclose in a cell

   Etymology: [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cell

   The cell is the basic structural, functional and biological unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the "building block of life". It consists of a protoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Organisms can be classified as unicellular or multicellular. While the number of cells in plants and animals varies from species to species, Humans contain about 100 trillion cells. Most plant and animal cells are between 1 and 100 micrometres and therefore are visible only under the microscope. The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. The cell theory, first developed in 1839 by Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann, states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, that all cells come from preexisting cells, that vital functions of an organism occur within cells, and that all cells contain the hereditary information necessary for regulating cell functions and for transmitting information to the next generation of cells. Cells emerged on planet Earth at least 4.0–4.3 billion years ago.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cell

   sel, n. a small room in a prison, monastery, &c.: a cave: a small shut cavity: the grave: a unit-mass of living matter, whether rounded off by itself, as in the simplest plants or animals, and in the youngest stage of all organisms, or associated with other cells to form a higher unity.—adjs. Celled, having cells, cellular; Cellif′erous, having or producing cells; Cell′ular, Cell′ulated, consisting of or containing cells.—n. Cell′ule, a little cell.—adj. Cellulif′erous, having or producing little cells.—n. Cell′uloid, a hard elastic compound used for ivory, obtained by hydraulic pressure from pyroxylin, mixed with camphor, &c.—adj. Cell′ulose, containing cells.—n. the substance of which the permanent cell-membranes of plants are composed. [O. Fr. celle—L. cella, conn. with celāre, to cover.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cell

   any space between or bounded by veins: in the Comstock system the cells derive their names from the vein forming the Tupper margin: e.g. all just below the radius are radial cells; and they are numbered from the base outward, as radial 1, 2, etc.: the living unit; protoplasm differentiated into cytoplasm and nucleus, from which units all but the lowest plants and animals are developed by division and consequent increase into a multicellular condition: a compartment or division of a nest or honey-comb.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CELL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1857

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CELL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2984

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CELL' in Nouns Frequency: #324

How to pronounce CELL?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CELL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CELL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CELL in a Sentence

1. Ehsan Sehgal:

   With a digital description, love is like a cell phone, and the sex is its Sim. One may change the Sims.

2. Paula Simpson:

   If the skin cell walls are plump and healthy, the skin will look more hydrated and dewy as well.

3. Jeff Dumas:

   It's a bargaining chip for him now, within the department, he's going to be locked into a cell, 23 out of 24 hours a day, in solitary confinement. ... He's going to try to use that chip with New York state so he isn't locked into 23 out of 24 (hours) for an extended period of time.

4. Charles Cooley:

   The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

5. Norman Mailer:

   In America all too few blows are struck into flesh. We kill the spirit here, we are experts at that. We use psychic bullets and kill each other cell by cell.

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