cell (s l)n. 1. A narrow confining room, as in a prison or convent. 2. A small enclosed cavity or space, such as a compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by veins in an insect's wing. 3. Biology The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane. 4. Architecture See web. 5. The smallest organizational unit of a centralized group or movement, especially of a political party of Leninist structure. 6. Electricity a. A single unit for electrolysis or conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte; a battery. Also called electrochemical cell. b. A single unit that converts radiant energy into electric energy: a solar cell. 7. A fuel cell. 8. Computer Science A basic unit of storage in a computer memory that can hold one unit of information, such as a character or word. 9. A geographic area or zone surrounding a transmitter in a cellular telephone system. 10. A storm cell. 11. A small humble abode, such as a hermit's cave or hut. 12. A small religious house dependent on a larger one, such as a priory within an abbey. 13. A box or other unit on a spreadsheet or similar array at the intersection of a column and a row. v. celled, cell·ing, cells v.tr. To store in a honeycomb. v.intr. To live in or share a prison cell. [Middle English celle, from Old English cell and from Old French, both from Latin cella, chamber; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |   top: plant cell bottom: animal cell |
cell
Noun
1. Biol the smallest unit of an organism that is able to function independently
2. a small simple room in a prison, convent, or monastery
3. any small compartment, such as a cell of a honeycomb
4. a small group operating as the core of a larger organization: Communist cells
5. a device that produces electrical energy by chemical action
6. US and Canad a cellular telephone [Latin cella room, storeroom]
| cell (sl) 1. The basic unit of living matter in all organisms, consisting of protoplasm enclosed within a cell membrane. All cells except bacterial cells have a distinct nucleus that contains the cell's DNA as well as other structures (called organelles) that include mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and vacuoles. The main source of energy for all of a cell's biological processes is ATP. See more at eukaryoteprokaryote 2. Any of various devices, or units within such devices, that are capable of converting some form of energy into electricity. Cells contain two electrodes and an electrolyte. See more at electrolytic cellsolar cellvoltaic cell cellular adjective |  top: animal cell; bottom: plant cell |
Cell a small religious group or community connected to a monastery or convent; a unit of persons forming part of a network in a political party; a communist cell; a cell of workers.
Small group of individuals who work together for clandestine or subversive purposes.
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| Noun | 1. |  cell - any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"compartment - a space into which an area is subdivided |
| 2. | cell - (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 animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently recombinant - a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred blastomere - any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg flagellated cell - any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum fibre, fiber - any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) Kupffer's cell - specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells beta cell - a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane - a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane" somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; blastema - a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops energid, protoplast - a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) parthenote - a cell resulting from parthenogenesis cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction cell organ, cell organelle, organelle - a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" vacuole - a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell embryonic cell, formative cell - a cell of an embryo germ cell, reproductive cell, sex cell - a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation gametocyte - an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis polar body - a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded Leydig cell, Leydig's cell - a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell - elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms plant cell - a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant archespore, archesporium - primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops daughter cell - a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical" mother cell - cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell" arthrospore - one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi arthrospore - a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria totipotent - having the ability to give rise to unlike cells; "embryonic stem cells are totipotent" | |
| 3. |  cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reactionelectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity electrolytic cell - a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) fuel cell - cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars photovoltaic cell, solar cell - a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy secondary cell, storage cell - a cell that can be recharged galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell - an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged | |
| 4. | cell - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement sleeper cell - a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base" radical cell, terrorist cell - a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal | |
| 5. |  cell - a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiverradiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | |
| 6. | cell - small room in which a monk or nun lives convent - a religious residence especially for nuns monastery - the residence of a religious community room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| 7. |  cell - a room where a prisoner is kept detention cell, detention centre, bullpen - a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily dungeon - a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined guardroom - a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" sweatbox - small or narrow cell |
cell
Translations
n cell [sel]
1 a small room (especially in a prison or monastery). sel صَوْمَعَه، ، حُجَيْرَه килия cela celle die Zelle κελί celda kong سلول selli, kammio cellule תָּא कैदखाने इत्यादि की छोटी कोठरी ćelija cella kurungan klefi cella 独房 (수도원·교도소의) 작은 방 celė, vienutė kamera; celle sel cel celle cela cela celulă камера; келья cela celica ćelija cell ห้องเล็กๆ hücre 單人房間 камера; келія کوٹھڑی xà lim 单人房间
2 a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter The human body is made up of cells. sel خَلِيَّه клетка buňka celle die Zelle κύτταρο célula rakk سلول solu cellule תָּא कोशिका stanica sejt sel fruma cellula 細胞 세포 ląstelė šūna sel cel celle komórka célula celulă клетка bunka celica ćelija cell เซลล์ göze, hücre 細胞 клітина خلیہ tế bào 细胞
3 (the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery. sel خَلِيَّةٌ كَهْرَبائِيّه ел. елемент (на батерия) článek (baterie) celle die Zelle ηλεκτρικό στοιχείο célula (elektri)akumulaator باتری kenno élément (de pile) תָּא बिजली के सेल baterija cella sel rafhlaða, rafhlöðueining elemento 電池 전지 elementas elements bateri kering batterijcel celle ogniwo célula element элемент článok galvanski element ćelija cell เซลล์ไฟฟ้า pil 電池 елемент بیٹری سیل pin 电池
4 one of many small compartments making up a structure the cells of a honeycomb. sel نَخْروبٌ في خَلِيَّةِ نَحْل клетка buňka, kobka celle die Zelle κελί (κηρήθρας) celda rakuke کوچکترین واحد سازنده kenno, lokero cellule תָּא कोष्ठक ćelija sejt ruang hólf cellula 巣穴 (작게 구분된) 방 akutė (bišu) šūna sel cel celle komórka alvéolo celulă ячейка bunka celica ćelija cell ส่วนประกอบขนาดเล็ก petek gözü (較大結構中的)單元 стільник خانہ lỗ tổ ong （蜜蜂的）巢室
adj cellular [ˈseljulə]
1 consisting of cells cellular tissue. selvormige خَلَوي ант. клетъчен buněčný cellulær-; celle- Zell-... κυτταρικός celular rakuline سلولی solu- cellulaire תָּאִי कोशिकामय stanični sejt- mengandung sel frumu- cellulare 細胞の 세포의 ląstelių, ląstelinis šūnu- bersel cellulair, cel- som består av celler, celledelt; porøs, celle-, hull- komórkowy celular celular клеточный bunkový celičen ćelijski cell-, cellformig, cellulär เกี่ยวกับเซลล์ hücreli, gözeli 細胞的 клітинний خلیات پر مشتمل thuộc tế bào 细胞的
2 containing tiny hollow spaces Foam rubber is a cellular substance. selvormige مُكَوَّن مِن خَلايا порест pórovitý cellular netzartig κυψελώδης celular poorne حفره دار؛ شبکه ای huokoinen alvéolé תָּאי कोष्ठमय stanični sejtes seperti spons holóttur cellulare 多孔性の 다공(多孔)의 akytas, korytas šūnveida berongga-rongga poreus celedelt, celle-, hull- piankowy celular poros пористый pórovitý celičast ćelijski porös ซึ่งเป็นช่องเล็ก ๆ gözenekli, delikli 多孔的 пористий; ячеїстий خالی خانے có lỗ hổng 多孔的
n cellphone
see cellular phone.
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