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cell

/sɛl/

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A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

Examples :

"The hermit built a small cell in the mountains to live in peace and quiet. "

"The hermit chose a small cell in the mountains for his quiet life. "

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

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"The small cell near the abbey housed several young nuns. "

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

Examples :

"Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell."

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

Examples :

"The combatants spent the night in separate cells."

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Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

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"The bee carefully filled each cell in the honeycomb with honey. "

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

Examples :

"The scientist studied the specialized cells in the plant's root system. "

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The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

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"The butterfly's wing displayed a distinct discal cell. "

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

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"Some older theories of the mind proposed that different cells in the brain were responsible for specific memories, like remembering faces or names. "

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A section or compartment of a larger structure.

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"The classroom has individual study cells for each student. "

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Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.

Examples :

"The tiny cell in the attic was my grandfather's favorite place to read. "

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

Examples :

"This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells."

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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.

Examples :

"The scientist observed the cell under the microscope during her biology class. "

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

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"There is a powerful storm cell headed our way."

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

Examples :

"The upper right cell always starts with the color green."

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

Examples :

"In the FreeCell game, I placed the queen of hearts in the empty cell. "

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

Examples :

"Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization."

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

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"Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells."

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

Examples :

"I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower."

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A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

Examples :

"The architect's drawing showed the intricate cells of the proposed building's design. "

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

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"In the spreadsheet for my project, the cell in row 3, column B contains the sales figures for January. "

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The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

Examples :

"The architect carefully measured the size of each cell in the vaulted ceiling of the new library. "

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Examples :

"The architect carefully studied the blueprint of the temple's cella. "

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An area of an insect wing bounded by veins

Examples :

"The butterfly's wing had a beautiful pattern of cells, each defined by the lines of its veins. "

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To place or enclose in a cell.

Examples :

"The teacher will cell the misbehaving student in the principal's office. "

"The teacher will cell the students in separate classrooms for the test. "

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A cellular phone.

Examples :

"My dad uses his cell phone to call me at work. "

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