cell

B1
Pronunciation
/sɛl/
Noun
24 definition(s)
1 Definition

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

2 Definition

A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.

3 Definition

A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.

Example Sentences
  • Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
4 Definition

A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.

Synonyms
prison cell
Example Sentences
  • The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
5 Definition

Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

6 Definition

Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.

7 Definition

The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

8 Definition

Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.

9 Definition

A section or compartment of a larger structure.

10 Definition

Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.

11 Definition

A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.

Example Sentences
  • This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
12 Definition

The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.

13 Definition

A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.

Example Sentences
  • There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
14 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
15 Definition

In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.

16 Definition

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.

Example Sentences
  • Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
17 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
18 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
19 Definition

A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

20 Definition

The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.

21 Definition

The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

22 Definition

A cella.

23 Definition

An area of an insect wing bounded by veins

24 Definition

A cellular phone.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To place or enclose in a cell.