cell

/sˈɛl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

any small compartment
“the cells of a honeycomb”
(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
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
small room in which a monk or nun lives
a room where a prisoner is kept

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