Definition of cell

What does the word cell mean? Find synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word cell in our free online dictionary! Find words starting with cell and anagrams of cell.

cell - 8 definitions

- noun
1. cell -- any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. cell -- (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. cell -- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
synonyms: electric cell
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. cell -- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
synonyms: cadre
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. cellular telephone -- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
synonyms: cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. cell -- small room in which a monk or nun lives
synonyms: cubicle
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. cell -- a room where a prisoner is kept
synonyms: jail cell, prison cell
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
8. cell, cells -- to store in a honeycomb
synonyms: cells, celled, celling
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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