cell

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin cella.

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• IPA: /sɛl/, SAMPA: /sEl/

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• cel
• sell

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cell (plural cells)

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1. A component of an electrical battery.

   This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.

2. A room in a prison for containing inmates.

   The combatants spent the night in separate cells.

3. A room in a monastery for sleeping one person.

   Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.

4. A small group of people forming part of a larger organization.

   Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.

5. (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.

   There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.

6. (cytology) The basic unit of a living organism, surrounded by a cell membrane.

   There is a virtual zoo of single cell organisms living in your mouth.

7. (biology) An cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb or ovary.

   The bee filled the cell with honey.

8. (computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.

   The upper right cell always starts with the color green.

9. (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode.

   Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.

10. (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.

    I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.

11. (US, informal) A cellular phone.
12. (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

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• See also Wikisaurus:cell

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• cellular

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Inflection for cell	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cell	cellen	celler	cellerna
Genitive	cells	cellens	cellers	cellernas

cell c.

1. Cell; a room in a prison.
2. Cell; a room in a monastery for sleeping one person.
3. Cell; a small group of people forming part of a larger organization.
4. (biology) Cell; the basic unit of a living organism.
5. (biology) Cell; an cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb.
6. (computing) Cell; a minimal unit of a cellular automaton.