What does Excel mean?
Definitions for Excel
ɪkˈsɛlex·cel
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Excel.
Princeton's WordNet
excel, stand out, surpassverb
distinguish oneself
"She excelled in math"
Wiktionary
excelverb
To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
I excelled everyone else with my exam results.
excelverb
To be much better than others.
Excelnoun
A spreadsheet application software program written and distributed by Microsoft.
Etymology: excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; Compare French exceller. See also culminate, column.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EXCELverb
To outgo in good qualities; to surpass.
Etymology: excello, Latin.
Venus her myrtle, Phœbus has his bays;
Tea both excels, which you vouchsafe to praise. Edmund Waller.How heroes rise, how patriots set,
Thy father’s bloom and death may tell;
Excelling others, these were great;
Thou, greater still, must these excel. Matthew Prior.To Excelverb
To have good qualities in a great degree; to be eminent; to be excellent.
Then to Silvia let us sing,
That Silvia is excelling. William Shakespeare, Two Gent. of Verona.Reuben, unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. Gen. xlix.
It is not only in order of nature for him to govern, that is, the more intelligent; but there is no less required, courage to protect, and, above all, honesty and probity to abstain from injury: so fitness to govern is a perplexed business. Some men, some nations, excel in the one ability, some in the other. Francis Bacon, Holy War.
Company are to be avoided that are good for nothing; those to be sought and frequented that excel in some quality or other. William Temple.
He match’d their beauties where they most excel;
Of love sung better, and of arms as well. Dryden.Let those teach others, who themselves excel;
And censure freely, who have written well. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Excel forms part of the Microsoft Office suite of software.
ChatGPT
excel
Excel is a popular spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft Corporation, used for data organization, calculation, analysis, graphic representation, and management. It features numerous functions and tools for sorting and filtering data, creating charts, and constructing complex mathematical models. The term 'excel' can also refer to surpassing others or doing extremely well in a particular field or activity.
Webster Dictionary
Excelverb
to go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense
Excelverb
to exceed or go beyond; to surpass
Excelverb
to surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics
Etymology: [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate, Column.]
Wikidata
Excel
Excel is a punk/metal fusion band from Venice, California founded in 1983 by singer Dan Clements and guitarist Adam Siegel. They were influenced by famous 70's punk rock musicians like The Police and The Sex Pistols, and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity and Cryptic Slaughter. They were also influenced by street art, Excel is known for painting graffiti on the streets of the cities where they make their tours, therefore there are many different logos of the band. Excel repeatedly jumped on stage with different bands from Venice and elsewhere California like No Mercy, Beowülf, Suicidal Tendencies and Cryptic Slaughter, and sometimes with other performers on the thrash metal scene like Testament, Overkill and Megadeth. Excel has recorded three studio albums, three split albums, five demos, three singles and two live albums; the band broke up in 1995 but in 2001 they released new versions of their first two albums: Split Image and The Joke's on You, with some bonus tracks. In August 2009 they edited a special collection of eight DVDs of their tours around Europe and L.A. and published them on their official MySpace. As of January 2012, Excel has reformed.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Excel
ek-sel′, v.t. to be superior to: to exceed: to surpass.—v.i. to have good qualities in a high degree: to perform very meritorious actions: to be superior:—pr.p. excel′ling; pa.p. excelled′.—ns. Ex′cellence, Ex′cellency, great merit: any excellent quality: worth: greatness: a title of honour given to persons high in rank or office.—adj. Ex′cellent, surpassing others in some good quality: of great virtue, worth, &c.: superior: valuable.—adv. Ex′cellently.—adj. Excel′sior (L. comp.), higher still. [L. excellĕre—ex, out, up, and a word from the root of celsus, high.]
Editors Contribution
excel
To achieve or succeed easily.
She excelled at science and went on to become a scientist.
Submitted by MaryC on June 23, 2016
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Excel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Excel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Excel in a Sentence
Amid the pandemic, we know that our students have experienced so much. We can't unlock students' potential unless we also address the needs they bring with them to the classroom each day. As educators, it's our responsibility to ensure that we are helping to provide students with a strong social and emotional foundation so that they also can excel academically.
We are the best all over the world so whatever we do we excel, there is no difference between one leg and two legs in terms of football because it is the same rules.
Yeah, I mean, its awesome... I got put into a great situation, i got to learn behind a great quarterback in Alex Smith. I got to be on a team with a lot of playmakers who helped me excel my game and make me look really good on a daily basis. And, then, to be able to go out there and win football games in front of a passionate fan base is something I get the luxury of doing.
If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort.
Sometimes I do get a 10-year-old who wants to improve but a lot of times its the parents coming in and wanting little Janey to excel more and I usually wind up pointing out that at this point it really is crucial to just emphasize having fun and enjoying sport, then I usually get fired because they dont like my message, which is de-emphasizing the perfectionism and the achievement and the results.
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- التفوقArabic
- превъзхождам, отличавам сеBulgarian
- excel·lirCatalan, Valencian
- překonat, excel, vynikatCzech
- excelDanish
- ausstechen, übertreffen, übersteigenGerman
- excelGreek
- superiEsperanto
- aventajar, distinguirse, excel, sobresalir, superarSpanish
- hiilgama, ületamaEstonian
- loistaaFinnish
- exceller, dépasserFrench
- הצטייןHebrew
- एक्सेलHindi
- túltesz, kitűnik, jeleskedik, kiemelkedik, kimagaslik, felülmúlHungarian
- unggulIndonesian
- eccellere, superareItalian
- לְהִצטַיֵןHebrew
- 秀でる, 越える, 超えるJapanese
- 뛰어나다Korean
- ExcelLatin
- uitblinkenDutch
- utmerkeNorwegian
- excelPolish
- [[distinguir]]-[[se]], exceler, superar, ultrapassar, excelPortuguese
- Excel, выделяться, превосходить, превзойтиRussian
- briljera, stila, glänsa, excellera, överglänsaSwedish
- எக்செல்Tamil
- excelTurkish
- vượt trộiVietnamese
- Excel中Chinese
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