Definition of cel
1. cell [ n ] any small compartment
Examples:
"the cells of a honeycomb"
(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)
The first is compiling a list of text forms , assigning an information cell to each , and replacing text occurrences with the information cell assigned to the form of each occurrence .
The first is compiling a list of text forms , assigning an information cell to each , and replacing text occurrences with the information cell assigned to the form of each occurrence .
For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms .
For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms .
For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms .
Synonyms cell Related Terms compartment2. cell [ n ] the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Used in print:(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)
Many cells , bacteria , and other microorganisms are transparent to visible_light and must be stained for microscopic investigation .
This stain often disrupts the normal cell activity or_else colors only the outside .
A completely new insight into living cells and their structure will be possible by use of a new technique which replaces visible_light with ultraviolet_radiation and combines a microscope with a color - TV_system to view the results .
Many_of the cells and microorganisms which are transparent to visible_light , absorb or reflect the much shorter wavelengths of the ultraviolet_spectrum .
Different parts of these cells sometimes absorb or reflect different wavelengths so that it is often possible to see internal portions of cells in a different color .
Synonyms cell Related Terms entity life_form blastomere archespore parthenote arthrospore embryonic_cell blastema zygote flagellated_cell mother_cell beta_cell somatic_cell daughter_cell arthrospore akaryote reproductive_cell gametocyte polar_body Sertoli_cell kupffer's_cell leydig's_cell life_form nucleus cytoplasm energid organelle cell_wall vacuole totipotent biology3. cell [ n ] a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Used in print:(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)
Continuous low-level lighting may be provided in the shelter by_means_of a 4 - cell hot-shot battery to which is wired a 150 - milliampere flashlight type bulb .
Synonyms cell electric_cell Related Terms electrical_device voltaic_cell solar_cell storage_cell electrolytic_cell fuel_cell4. cell [ n ] small room is which a monk or nun lives
Synonyms cubicle cell Related Terms room monastery convent5. cell [ n ] a small unit serving as the nucleus of a larger political movement
Synonyms cadre cell Related Terms political_unit radical_cell sleeper_cell political_movement6. cell [ n ] a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Synonyms cellular_phone cell cellphone mobile_phone cellular_telephone Related Terms radiotelephone cell_phone7. cell [ n ] a room where a prisoner is kept
Synonyms jail_cell prison_cell cell Related Terms room bullpen guardroom dungeon hold tank sweatbox cellblockRhymes with
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