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cells

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A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

Examples :

"High in the remote mountains, the monastery offered simple cells to any hermit seeking a life of solitude and prayer. "

architecture religion building

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

Examples :

"In the Middle Ages, several small cells near the main abbey housed monks who managed the surrounding farmland. "

religion architecture building

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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."

religion architecture building

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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."

place building law government police

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Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

Examples :

"The bees carefully filled each of the honeycomb's cells with honey. "

biology insect structure

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

Examples :

"Example sentence: "The honey in the honeycomb is stored in individual wax cells." "

biology anatomy physiology organism medicine part structure

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The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

Examples :

"Examining the butterfly's wing under a microscope, the biologist pointed out the distinct cells, explaining their role in flight. "

insect animal biology part anatomy

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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.

Examples :

"Old medical texts described the brain's "cells" as the locations for things like courage and wisdom, though we now know this isn't how the brain works. "

mind body anatomy physiology history organ philosophy science biology

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A section or compartment of a larger structure.

Examples :

"The honeycomb is made up of many individual cells that hold honey. "

part structure building

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Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.

Examples :

""The old monastery had many small, quiet cells where monks could pray and meditate in solitude." "

property building place

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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."

electronics device energy electric

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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 human body is made up of trillions of cells. "

biology organism anatomy physiology biochemistry medicine

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

Examples :

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

weather nature environment science

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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."

computing system machine science

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

Examples :

"In FreeCell, use the cells to temporarily hold cards and plan your moves. "

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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."

politics group organization

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

Examples :

"Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells."

communication technology computing

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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."

communication technology

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A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

Examples :

"A tesseract, a four-dimensional cube, is made up of eight three-dimensional cube cells. "

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

Examples :

""In the spreadsheet, I added the numbers in the first three cells of the 'Expenses' column to calculate our total spending." "

computing statistics

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The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

Examples :

"In the old cathedral, sunlight streamed through the stained glass, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the cells of the vaulted ceiling. "

architecture part space

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noun

Examples :

"The ancient temple held a statue of the god inside its dark cella. "

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An area of an insect wing bounded by veins

Examples :

"Looking closely at the butterfly's wing, you can see different shapes of cells formed by the dark lines of its veins. "

insect animal part biology

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To place or enclose in a cell.

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully cells the injured bird in a separate cage to help it recover. "

organization structure

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A cellular phone.

Examples :

"My sister uses her new cell phone to communicate with her friends. "

technology electronics communication device