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cell en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/sɛl/
(US) audio
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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 *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall.

Meanings

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- For three days he and his attendants had wandered in the forest without seeing a human form: but on the evening of the third they came to a cell, in which they found a venerable hermit in the agonies of death. 1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, section IV:
- So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […]. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- A nunʼs bedroom is properly called a cell and is small, bare, and plain, without comfort. 2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 315:
- Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
- Each of the two cells or lobes of the anther is marked with a lateral line or furrow, running from top to bottom[…]. 1858, Asa Gray, Introduction to Structural and Systematic Botany, fifth edition, p. 282:
The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
(obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
- How soft the music of those village bells / […] With easy force it opens all the cells / Where mem'ry slept. 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
- [W]e shall feel still more contempt for the order of men, who cultivated their faculties, only to enable them to consolidate their power, by leading the ignorant astray; making the learning they concentrated in their cells, a more polished instrument of oppression. 1794, Mary Wollstonecraft, An Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution:
- From cell to cell of his brain crept the one thought; and the wild desire to live, most terrible of all man's appetites, quickened into force each trembling nerve and fibre. 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XVI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
A section or compartment of a larger structure.
(literary, obsolete) Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
- Thou seest but the order and policie of this little Cell [translating caveau] wherein thou art placed[…]. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- Not long shall honour'd Douglas dwell, / Like hunted stag, in mountain-cell[…]. 1810, Walter Scott, “Canto II. The Island.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):
A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
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.
- In multicellular organisms, groups of cells form tissues and tissues come together to form organs. 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 3:
- An American company has applied to experiment in Britain on Parkinson's disease sufferers by injecting their brains with cells from pigs. 1999 February 15, Paul Brown, Dave King, The Guardian:
A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- It is used for land-use change simulations, where the content of the cells surrounding a central cell defines how this cell is going to evolve (for example, a cell that is "agriculture" but has 3 urban neighbors will likely become urban, while if it is surrounded by forest or other agriculture cells, it will remain agriculture.) 2010 March 10, Jean H., “What is CA for?”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
- I've seen this space colloquially referred to as MAP (presumably since it maps a 3x3 neighborhood into a future cell state) 2022 February 11, Mateon1, “Game of Life with real 8 neighbors”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
- The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
- Basically, I'm looking for a fast (the fastest?) way of updating grids, where each cell has to look at an arbitrary number of its neighbors. 1988 January 26, David Hiebeler, “Fast way to update grids”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
- Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
- Salarian intelligence field agents are grouped into an organization called the Special Tasks Group. STG operators work in independent cells, performing dangerous missions such as counter-terrorism, infiltration, reconnaissance, assassination, and sabotage. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Special Tasks Group Codex entry:
A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
A region of radio reception, or the group of devices that uses it, that is a part of a larger radio network.
- I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
A cella.
An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cells	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (370)

ga cillín (room in a prison for containing inmates) · el κελί (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · es celda (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · is klefi (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sv element (component of an electrical battery) · sk bunka (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · mk клетка (basic unit of a living organism) · de Haftraum (room in a prison for containing inmates) · el πυρήνας (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · mn эс (basic unit of a living organism) · my ကလာပ်စည်း (basic unit of a living organism) · wa gayole (room in a prison for containing inmates) · cy cell (basic unit of a living organism) · ml കോശം (basic unit of a living organism) · bg кле́тка (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · el κελί (biological cavity) · ko 독방 (room in a prison for containing inmates) · pl ogniwo (component of an electrical battery) · ota حجره (basic unit of a living organism) · ru яче́йка (biological cavity) · nl batterij (component of an electrical battery) · ar خَلِيَّة (basic unit of a living organism) · kw kell (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ja 電池 (component of an electrical battery) · ast cuartón (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ga cill (component of an electrical battery) · sk bunka (basic unit of a living organism) · el κύτταρο (basic unit of a living organism) · mk батерија (component of an electrical battery) · zza hucre (basic unit of a living organism) · sk cela (room in a prison for containing inmates) · cy cell (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · is fruma (basic unit of a living organism) · ru кле́тка (basic unit of a living organism) · sh ćèlija (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · es celda (room in a prison for containing inmates) · hy բջիջ (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · cmn 細胞 /细胞 (basic unit of a living organism) · th กุฎี (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · he תָּא (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · de Zelle (basic unit of a living organism) · fa-ira سِلّول (basic unit of a living organism) · mi pūhiko (component of an electrical battery) · es alvéolo (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · hy բջիջ (biological cavity) · vi phòng giam (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sv cell (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sw seli (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · sv cell (basic unit of a living organism) · ga cillín (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sw seli (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · pl komórka (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · it cella (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sw seli (component of an electrical battery) · fi solu (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · hu sejt (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · sq qelizë (basic unit of a living organism) · si සෛල (basic unit of a living organism) · fr cellule (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ja 個室 (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ta செல் (basic unit of a living organism) · lo ຈຸລັງ (basic unit of a living organism) · id sel (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ru кле́тка (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fa-ira حُجْرِه (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fa-ira سِلول (basic unit of a living organism) · gd cealla (basic unit of a living organism) · it cellula (basic unit of a living organism) · pt célula (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · nan-hbl 電池 /电池 (component of an electrical battery) · sk bunka (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · pt célula (biological cavity) · pl komórka (basic unit of a living organism) · el οπή (biological cavity) · hu cella (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ka საკანი (room in a prison for containing inmates) · bg кле́тка (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · fi kenno (component of an electrical battery) · alt кӧзнӧк (basic unit of a living organism) · cy cell (room in a prison for containing inmates) · cs buňka (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · pl komórka burzowa (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · eo ĉelo (basic unit of a living organism) · te కణము (basic unit of a living organism) · da celle (basic unit of a living organism) · prs یَاخْتَه (basic unit of a living organism) · ar صَوْمَعَة (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · pon sehl (basic unit of a living organism) · ro celulă (room in a prison for containing inmates) · vo ziöb (biological cavity) · ps ژوندينکه (basic unit of a living organism) · es alveolo (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · sh ćèlija (room in a prison for containing inmates) · pt célula (component of an electrical battery) · hu cella (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · mr पेशी (basic unit of a living organism) · mt ċellola (component of an electrical battery) · ru ке́лья (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ro celulă (basic unit of a living organism) · yue 電池 /电池 (component of an electrical battery) · fa-ira حُجْرِه (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ar خَلِيَّة (component of an electrical battery) · ar خَلِيَّة (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · hu börtöncella (room in a prison for containing inmates) · tr göze (basic unit of a living organism) · mi pūtau (basic unit of a living organism) · hu lépsejt (biological cavity) · sq qeli (room in a prison for containing inmates) · nb selle (basic unit of a living organism) · ca pila (component of an electrical battery) · ug ھۈجەيرە (basic unit of a living organism) · hu akkumulátorcella (component of an electrical battery) · mt ċella (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · ja 独房 (room in a prison for containing inmates) · cmn 部 (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ca cèl·lula (basic unit of a living organism) · sw seli (basic unit of a living organism) · cmn 獨房 /独房 (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ba күҙәнәк (basic unit of a living organism) · kn ಜೀವಕೋಶ (basic unit of a living organism) · cs článek (component of an electrical battery) · lv šūna (basic unit of a living organism) · sl celula (basic unit of a living organism) · be ке́лля (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · es bartolina (room in a prison for containing inmates) · mk ќелија (geometry: a three-dimensional facet of a polytope) · sh ста̀ница (basic unit of a living organism) · uk комі́рка (basic unit of a living organism) · ga cill (basic unit of a living organism) · ps ژونکه (basic unit of a living organism) · nl cel (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · es célula (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ast caxulla (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · cmn 電池 /电池 (component of an electrical battery) · uk комі́рка (biological cavity) · sk cela (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sh stànica (basic unit of a living organism) · ca cel·la (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · tr hücre (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · be кле́тка (basic unit of a living organism) · hu sejt (basic unit of a living organism) · sw seli (geometry: a three-dimensional facet of a polytope) · vi phòng tù (room in a prison for containing inmates) · et rakk (basic unit of a living organism) · tk öýjük (basic unit of a living organism) · el στοιχείο (component of an electrical battery) · nrf cachot (room in a prison for containing inmates) · mk ќелија (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · fi kenno (of a honeycomb) (biological cavity) · hu zárka (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sh ћѐлија (room in a prison for containing inmates) · gl célula (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · gl cela (room in a prison for containing inmates) · prs حُجْرَه (basic unit of a living organism) · lt kamera (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sk článok (component of an electrical battery) · nan-hbl 細胞 /细胞 (basic unit of a living organism) · ja セル (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · ko 세포 (basic unit of a living organism) · it cella (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · el κελί (room in a prison for containing inmates) · es calabozo (room in a prison for containing inmates) · cs buňka (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · bg кле́тка (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · cy cell (component of an electrical battery) · kw kell (component of an electrical battery) · bg кле́тка (component of an electrical battery) · sh ćèlija (basic unit of a living organism) · fi paristo (component of an electrical battery) · nog коьзенек (basic unit of a living organism) · fr cellule (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ro celulă (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · bn কোষ (basic unit of a living organism) · th เซล (basic unit of a living organism) · eo ĉelo (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · bg кили́йка (biological cavity) · mt xehda (biological cavity) · mt ċella (room in a prison for containing inmates) · hi कोशिका (basic unit of a living organism) · uz hujayra (basic unit of a living organism) · pl komórka (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · alt кӧзнӧк (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · hu táblázatcella (statistics: the unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect) · de Zelle (component of an electrical battery) · hu cella (statistics: the unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect) · wa celure (basic unit of a living organism) · ky көзөнөк (basic unit of a living organism) · ps خونګۍ (basic unit of a living organism) · fi selli (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ko 전지 (component of an electrical battery) · fr pile (component of an electrical battery) · gv killeen (room in a prison for containing inmates) · es vasillo (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · fa-ira یاخْتِه (basic unit of a living organism) · hi कोशिका (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · de Zelle (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ja 班 (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ast celda (room in a prison for containing inmates) · vi tế bào (basic unit of a living organism) · ta உயிரணு (basic unit of a living organism) · he תָּא (room in a prison for containing inmates) · tr hücre (basic unit of a living organism) · pl cela (room in a prison for containing inmates) · hi कोशिका (biological cavity) · sq birucë (room in a prison for containing inmates) · es célula (basic unit of a living organism) · id sel (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · la cellula (basic unit of a living organism) · fr cellule (of a honeycomb) (biological cavity) · ar خَلِيَّة (biological cavity) · fi solu (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · pl komórka (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · ru ячейка (basic unit of a living organism) · bg клетка (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · af sel (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ps کوټنۍ (basic unit of a living organism) · ta அறை (room in a prison for containing inmates) · yue 電芯 /电芯 (component of an electrical battery) · es celda (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · fa-ira سِلول (room in a prison for containing inmates) · uk ке́лія (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · gv keeill (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · cmn 囚室 (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fr cellule (basic unit of a living organism) · fo kykna (basic unit of a living organism) · lv šūna (biological cavity) · ms sel (basic unit of a living organism) · gl célula (basic unit of a living organism) · ban kosika (basic unit of a living organism) · ga cill (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · cs buňka (basic unit of a living organism) · ko 포 (geometry: a three-dimensional facet of a polytope) · nl cel (basic unit of a living organism) · km កោសិកា (basic unit of a living organism) · ja セル (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · cs buňka (biological cavity) · da celle (biological cavity) · mt ċellula (basic unit of a living organism) · mk ќелија (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fi kammio (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · yue 細胞 /细胞 (basic unit of a living organism) · sv cell (component of an electrical battery) · cs cela (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · bg кили́я (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · lt ląstelė (basic unit of a living organism) · fi solu (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · fa-ira سِلّول (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ms sel (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ja セル (component of an electrical battery) · km កោសិកា (room in a prison for containing inmates) · tg клетка (basic unit of a living organism) · kw kell (basic unit of a living organism) · ru яче́йка (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · vo leziöb (room in a prison for containing inmates) · pt cela (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ja 細胞 (basic unit of a living organism) · oc cellula (basic unit of a living organism) · sw seli (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · gl célula (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · hy բջիջ (basic unit of a living organism) · lt akis (biological cavity) · tr hücre (room in a prison for containing inmates) · lt celė (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sh ћѐлија (basic unit of a living organism) · kw kell (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ja 巣穴 (biological cavity) · mk ќелија (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · tl selula (basic unit of a living organism) · sk bunka (biological cavity) · io pilio (component of an electrical battery) · pl cela (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · fo fangarúm (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sh ћѐлија (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · alt клетка (basic unit of a living organism) · cy cell (biological cavity) · fo klivi (room in a prison for containing inmates) · de Batteriezelle (component of an electrical battery) · fi tyrmä (room in a prison for containing inmates) · is fangaklefi (room in a prison for containing inmates) · he תָּא (basic unit of a living organism) · ko 반 (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · yi צעל (basic unit of a living organism) · cmn 牢房 (room in a prison for containing inmates) · hy բջիջ (region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network) · mk ќелија (a short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode) · nl cel (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sw seli (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · bg кле́тка (statistics: the unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect) · de Zelle (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sw seli (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · id sel (component of an electrical battery) · de Zelle (room in a prison for containing inmates) · arz خلية (basic unit of a living organism) · th กรง (room in a prison for containing inmates) · id sel (basic unit of a living organism) · uk ка́мера (room in a prison for containing inmates) · vo siül (basic unit of a living organism) · ru батаре́йка (component of an electrical battery) · ast alviola (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · hu zivatarcella (small thunderstorm that forms ahead of a storm front) · gl cela (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · sv cell (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ar خَلِيَّة (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · nb celle (basic unit of a living organism) · tg ҳуҷайра (basic unit of a living organism) · be камо́рка (basic unit of a living organism) · my အချုပ်ခန်း (room in a prison for containing inmates) · io celulo (basic unit of a living organism) · ota حجره (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · es estancia (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fi solu (basic unit of a living organism) · ar كِرْح (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · cmn 支部 (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · sl celica (basic unit of a living organism) · cs cela (room in a prison for containing inmates) · kw kell (biological cavity) · nl cel (room in a prison for containing inmates) · nv hinááh bijéí (basic unit of a living organism) · da celle (room in a prison for containing inmates) · lt elementas (component of an electrical battery) · kk жасуша (basic unit of a living organism) · ca calabós (room in a prison for containing inmates) · sv cell (biological cavity) · bg кле́тка (basic unit of a living organism) · bg кили́я (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ru ка́мера (room in a prison for containing inmates) · fr cellule (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · uk осере́док (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · bg кле́тка (minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior) · pt cela (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · pl komórka (biological cavity) · wa trokete (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ky клетка (basic unit of a living organism) · es celda (component of an electrical battery) · es celdilla (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · az hüceyrə (basic unit of a living organism) · nb celle (room in a prison for containing inmates) · de Mönchszelle (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · hu cella (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ur خَلِیَّہ (basic unit of a living organism) · ar زِنْزَانَة (room in a prison for containing inmates) · pt célula (basic unit of a living organism) · lv elements (component of an electrical battery) · sw seli (room in a prison for containing inmates) · af sel (basic unit of a living organism) · sw seli (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ca cel·la (room in a prison for containing inmates) · be ка́мера (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ast vasu (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb) · lo ກ້ອງຂັງ (room in a prison for containing inmates) · ko 셀 (component of an electrical battery) · gv killag (basic unit of a living organism) · hy խուց (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · it cellula (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · ka უჯრედი (basic unit of a living organism) · fo kykna (biological cavity) · ro chilie (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · th เซลล์ (basic unit of a living organism) · uk кліти́на (basic unit of a living organism) · tr hücre (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) · mk ќелија (biological cavity) · lv celle (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · lv kamera (room in a prison for containing inmates) · gv killeen (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · tt күзәнәк (basic unit of a living organism) · sw seli (biological cavity) · sv cell (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) · kmr xane (basic unit of a living organism) · ml ജയിലറ (room in a prison for containing inmates) · tg ёхта (basic unit of a living organism)

cell en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/sɛl/
(US) audio
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To place or enclose in a cell.
- Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found 1586, William Warner, Albion's England:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
celling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
celled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
celled	Tense=Past	lexicographic
cells	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

cell en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/sɛl/
(US) audio
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Ellipsis of cell phone, itself a clipping of cellular phone, from cellular + phone.

Meanings

(Australia, India, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, informal) A cellular phone.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cells	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Holonyms

body · tissue · organ

Hyponyms

Meronyms

chloroplast · vacuole · organelle · nucleus · lysosome · cytoskeleton · mitochondrion · cytosol · cytoplasm · vesicle

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Synonyms

cyte · cell

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nl mobieltje (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru моби́ла (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · es celular (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · de Handy (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ja 携帯電話 (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · cmn 大哥大 (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · hy բջջային (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · pt (telefone) celular (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · tr cep (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · fr portable (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · mk мобилен (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · yue 手提 (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · es teléfono móvil (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru моби́льный телефо́н (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · id telepon seluler (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · es teléfono celular (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · fi kännykkä (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · el κινητό τηλέφωνο (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ro celular (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · tr cep telefonu (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · sv mobil (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · sw seli (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · af selfoon (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · el κινητό (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru моби́льник (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru со́тик (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · cmn 手機 /手机 (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ar خَلَوِيّ (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru со́товый телефо́н (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · yue 手機 /手机 (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · es móvil (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ro mobil (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ja ケータイ (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · ru сото́вый (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · he סלולרי (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · te సెల్ (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · fr mobile (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · pl komórka (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone) · it cellulare (informal: a cellular telephone — see also mobile phone)

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cell en · NOUN · etymology 1

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cell en · VERB · etymology 1

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cell en · NOUN · etymology 2

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