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cell
[ sel ]
noun
- a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole.
- a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization:
a local cell of the Communist party.
- Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.
- Entomology. one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins.
- Botany. locule.
- Electricity.
- Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes.
- Aeronautics. the gas container of a balloon.
- Ecclesiastical. a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house.
- Telecommunications.
- one of the distinct geographical areas covered by a radio transmitter in a cellular phone system.
verb (used without object)
- to live in a cell:
The two prisoners had celled together for three years.
cell
1/ ²õÉ›±ô /
noun
- a small simple room, as in a prison, convent, monastery, or asylum; cubicle
- any small compartment
the cells of a honeycomb
- biology the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. It consists of a nucleus, containing the genetic material, surrounded by the cytoplasm in which are mitochondria, lysosomes, ribosomes, and other organelles. All cells are bounded by a cell membrane; plant cells have an outer cell wall in addition
- biology any small cavity or area, such as the cavity containing pollen in an anther
- a device for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, usually consisting of a container with two electrodes immersed in an electrolyte See also primary cell secondary cell dry cell wet cell fuel cell
- short for electrolytic cell
- a small religious house dependent upon a larger one
- a small group of persons operating as a nucleus of a larger political, religious, or other organization
Communist cell
- maths a small unit of volume in a mathematical coordinate system
- zoology one of the areas on an insect wing bounded by veins
- the geographical area served by an individual transmitter in a cellular radio network
cell
2/ ²õÉ›±ô /
noun
- a variant spelling of cel
cell
/ ²õÄ•±ô /
- 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 eukaryote
- 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 cell
cell
1- A region of the atmosphere in which air tends to circulate without flowing outward.
cell
2- The basic unit of all living things except viruses . In advanced organisms, cells consist of a nucleus (which contains genetic material), cytoplasm , and organelles , all of which are surrounded by a cell membrane .
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦±ð±ô±ô-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦±ð±ô±ô-±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cell1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cell1
Example Sentences
One of the mayor's own lawyers was detained briefly "on fictitious grounds", according to a social media post that Ekrem Imamoglu sent from his cell in a high security prison.
An insidious but lesser-known consequence of even a mild measles infection is that it kills the very cells that remember which pathogens the patient has previously fought and how those battles were won.
A prisoner from a cell above would send fishing line down to Jones, who would tie up the bag and send it back up.
There was no cell reception where I was at.
In a post on X, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele shared a dramatically edited video showing men being loaded off of a plane and into prison cells.
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