ALL meanings of cell
cell
C c - countable noun cell A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives. 3
- countable noun cell You can refer to a small group of people within a larger organization as a cell. 3
- noun cell a small simple room, as in a prison, convent, monastery, or asylum; cubicle 3
- noun cell any small compartment 3
- noun cell 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 3
- noun cell any small cavity or area, such as the cavity containing pollen in an anther 3
- noun cell a device for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, usually consisting of a container with two electrodes immersed in an electrolyte 3
- noun cell a small religious house dependent upon a larger one 3
- noun cell a small group of persons operating as a nucleus of a larger political, religious, or other organization 3
- noun cell a small unit of volume in a mathematical coordinate system 3
- noun cell one of the areas on an insect wing bounded by veins 3
- noun cell the geographical area served by an individual transmitter in a cellular radio network 3
- noun cell a small convent or monastery attached to a larger one 3
- noun cell a hermit's hut 3
- noun cell a small room or cubicle, as in a convent or prison 3
- noun cell a very small hollow, cavity, or enclosed space 3
- noun cell any of the compartments in a honeycomb 3
- noun cell a small, hollow space in tissue, esp. in bone 3
- noun cell the space of an insect's wings enclosed by the veins 3
- noun cell any compartment of an ovary; also, a pollen sac or spore sac 3
- noun cell any of the smallest organizational units of a group or movement, as of a Communist party 3
- noun cell a very small, complex unit of protoplasm, usually with a nucleus, cytoplasm, and an enclosing membrane: all plants and animals are made up of one or more cells that usually combine to form various tissues 3
- noun cell an open or sealed container holding electrodes and an electrolyte, used to generate electricity by chemical reactions or to decompose compounds by electrolysis 3
- noun cell any compartment of a storage battery 3
- noun cell a unit within any device, as a solar battery, that produces voltage by converting radiant energy into electrical energy 3
- countable noun cell A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells. 3
- noun cell a wireless telephone using a system of low-powered radio transmitters, with each transmitter covering a distinct geographical area (cell) and computer equipment to switch a call from one area to another, thus enabling broad-scale portable phone service. 1
- noun cell such a wireless telephone that has other functions, as text messaging or Internet access. 1
- noun cell mobile phone. 1
- noun Definition of cell in Technology 1. (spreadsheet) In a spreadsheet, the intersection of a row a column and a sheet, the smallest addressable unit of data. A cell contains either a constant value or a formula that is used to calculate a value. The cell has a format that determines how to display the value. A cell can be part of a range. A cell is usually referred to by its column (labelled by one or more letters from the sequence A, B, ..., Z, AA, AB, ..., AZ, BA, BB, ..., BZ, ... ) and its row number counting up from one, e.g. cell B3 is in the second column across and the third row down. A cell also belongs to a particular sheet, e.g. "Sheet 1". 2. (networking) ATM's term for a packet. 1
- verb without object cell to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years. 1
- noun cell A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps. 1
- noun cell biology 1
- noun cell in a prison 1
- noun cell part of group 1
- noun cell cell phone 1
- noun cell in a spreadsheet 1
- noun cell animation 1
- noun cell small cavity 1
- noun cell A single-room dwelling for a hermit. 0
- noun cell (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment. 0
- noun cell A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. 0
- noun cell Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb. 0
- noun cell (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. 0
- noun cell (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories. 0
- noun cell A section or compartment of a larger structure. 0
- noun cell (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (chiefly literary) Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den. 0
- noun cell A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. 0
- noun cell A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery. 0
- noun cell (biology) 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. 0