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| 1. | [ noun ] any small compartment | |
| Examples: | "the cells of a honeycomb" |
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| Related terms: | compartment | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) 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 | |
| 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 biology | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,physics,electricity) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | |
| Synonyms: | electric_cell | |
| Related terms: | electrical_device voltaic_cell solar_cell storage_cell electrolytic_cell fuel_cell | |
| 4. | [ noun ] small room is which a monk or nun lives | |
| Synonyms: | cubicle | |
| Related terms: | room monastery convent | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (politics) a small unit serving as the nucleus of a larger political movement | |
| Synonyms: | cadre | |
| Related terms: | political_unit radical_cell sleeper_cell political_movement | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (telecommunications) 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 cellphone mobile_phone cellular_telephone | |
| Related terms: | radiotelephone cell_phone | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a room where a prisoner is kept | |
| Synonyms: | prison_cell jail_cell | |
| Related terms: | room bullpen guardroom dungeon hold tank sweatbox cellblock | |
| Similar spelling: |
cello cella Ceola Celia Celaya |
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