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Synonyms:
unit, module, section, segment, division, compartment, chamber, enclosure, cavity, cell, structure, framework, formation, configuration, microenvironment, niche, habitat, milieu
The base structural unit of plants – a cell contains a nucleus, membrane, and chloroplasts.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cell (noun)1.
a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent
2.
a) a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (as a hermit)
b) a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person
3.
a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space as
a) one of the compartments of a honeycomb
b) a membranous area bounded by veins in the wing of an insect
4.
a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently - cells
5.
a) (1) a receptacle containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis
(2) - fuel cell
b) a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiation
6.
a unit in a statistical array (as a spreadsheet) formed by the intersection of a column and a row
7.
a basic and usually small unit of an organization or movement - terrorist cells
8.
a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit - a storm cell
9.
a) any of the small sections of a geographic area of a telephone system - cellular
b) - cell phone
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
cell (noun)1.
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
SYNONYMS:
apartment, cell, chamber, closetRELATED WORDS:
accommodation, bay, berth, booth, cabin, compartment, cubicle; alcove, niche, nook, recess; snuggery []2.
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
SYNONYMS:
bay, cabin, cell, chamber, cube, cubicleRELATED WORDS:
cubbyhole, pigeonhole, snuggery []; alcove, niche, nook, recess; cabinet, drawer, locker; cavity, hole, hollow; booth, box, crib, loge, stall; bunker, crypt, vault3.
a local unit of an organization
SYNONYMS:
affiliate, branch, cell, council, localRELATED WORDS:
arm, division, wing; offshoot, subchapter; lodge, postCell (Wikipedia)
Look up cell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cell most often refers to:
- Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life
- Cellphone, a phone connected to a cellular network
- Clandestine cell, a penetration-resistant form of a secret or outlawed organization
- Electrochemical cell, a device used to convert chemical energy to electrical energy
- Prison cell, a room used to hold people in prisons
Cell may also refer to:
Cell (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛl/
- Homophones: cel, sell
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European
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