cell Meaning | BeDict

noun

Cellule, ermitage

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

Examples :

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

L'ermite construisit une petite cellule dans les montagnes pour vivre en paix et en silence.

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

L'ermite a choisi une petite cellule dans les montagnes pour sa vie tranquille.

noun

Cellule, ermitage

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

Examples :

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

La petite cellule près de l'abbaye abritait plusieurs jeunes religieuses.

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noun

Cellule

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."

Gregor Mendel a dû passer beaucoup de temps en dehors de sa cellule.

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noun

Cellule

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

Examples :

"The combatants spent the night in separate cells."

Les combattants ont passé la nuit dans des cellules séparées.

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noun

Cellule

Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

Examples :

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

L'abeille a soigneusement rempli chaque cellule de la ruche de miel.

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noun

Cellule

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. "

Le scientifique a étudié les cellules spécialisées du système racinaire de la plante.

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noun

Cellule discale

The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

Examples :

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

L'aile du papillon présentait une cellule discale distincte.

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noun

Cellule

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

Examples :

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

Certaines théories plus anciennes de l'esprit proposaient que différentes cellules du cerveau étaient responsables de mémoires spécifiques, comme se souvenir des visages ou des noms.

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noun

Cellule, compartiment

A section or compartment of a larger structure.

Examples :

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

La salle de classe dispose de cellules d'étude individuelles pour chaque élève.

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noun

Cellule, cellule

Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.

Examples :

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

La petite cellule du grenier était l'endroit préféré de mon grand-père pour lire.

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noun

Pile

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."

Ce lecteur MP3 fonctionne avec 2 piles AAA.

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noun

Cellule

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. "

La scientifique a observé la cellule au microscope pendant son cours de biologie.

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noun

Cellule orageuse

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

Examples :

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

Une puissante cellule orageuse se dirige vers nous.

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noun

Cellule

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."

La cellule en haut à droite commence toujours par la couleur verte.

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noun

Cellule

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. "

Dans le jeu FreeCell, j'ai placé la dame de cœur dans la cellule vide.

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noun

Cellule, groupe

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."

Ces trois types sont la cellule locale de cette organisation.

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noun

Cellule

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

Examples :

"Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells."

Le numéro de canal virtuel 5 a reçu 170 cellules.

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noun

Cellule

(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."

J'ai une bonne réception chez moi car je suis près d'une cellule.

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noun

Cellule

A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

Examples :

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

Le dessin de l'architecte montrait les cellules complexes de la conception du bâtiment proposé.

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Cellule

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

Examples :

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

Dans la feuille de calcul de mon projet, la cellule de la ligne 3, colonne B contient les chiffres de vente de janvier.

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noun

Nervure

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. "

L'architecte a soigneusement mesuré la taille de chaque nervure dans le plafond voûté de la nouvelle bibliothèque.

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noun

Cellule

A cella.

Examples :

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

L'architecte a étudié attentivement le plan de la cellule du temple.

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noun

Cellule

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. "

L'aile du papillon présentait un magnifique motif de cellules, chacune définie par les lignes de ses nervures.

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verb

Enfermer, emprisonner

To place or enclose in a cell.

Examples :

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

Le professeur va enfermer l'élève indiscipliné dans le bureau du principal.

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

Le professeur va enfermer les élèves dans des salles de classe séparées pour le test.

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noun

Téléphone portable

A cellular phone.

Examples :

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

Mon père utilise son téléphone portable pour m'appeler au travail.

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Meanings

Cellule, ermitage

Examples :

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

L'ermite construisit une petite cellule dans les montagnes pour vivre en paix et en silence.

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

L'ermite a choisi une petite cellule dans les montagnes pour sa vie tranquille.

Cellule, ermitage

Examples :

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

La petite cellule près de l'abbaye abritait plusieurs jeunes religieuses.

Cellule

Examples :

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

Gregor Mendel a dû passer beaucoup de temps en dehors de sa cellule.

Cellule

Examples :

"The combatants spent the night in separate cells."

Les combattants ont passé la nuit dans des cellules séparées.

Cellule

Examples :

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

L'abeille a soigneusement rempli chaque cellule de la ruche de miel.

Cellule

Examples :

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

Le scientifique a étudié les cellules spécialisées du système racinaire de la plante.

Cellule discale

Examples :

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

L'aile du papillon présentait une cellule discale distincte.

Cellule

Examples :

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

Certaines théories plus anciennes de l'esprit proposaient que différentes cellules du cerveau étaient responsables de mémoires spécifiques, comme se souvenir des visages ou des noms.

Cellule, compartiment

Examples :

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

La salle de classe dispose de cellules d'étude individuelles pour chaque élève.

Cellule, cellule

Examples :

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

La petite cellule du grenier était l'endroit préféré de mon grand-père pour lire.

Pile

Examples :

"This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells."

Ce lecteur MP3 fonctionne avec 2 piles AAA.

Cellule

Examples :

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

La scientifique a observé la cellule au microscope pendant son cours de biologie.

Cellule orageuse

Examples :

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

Une puissante cellule orageuse se dirige vers nous.

Cellule

Examples :

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

La cellule en haut à droite commence toujours par la couleur verte.

Cellule

Examples :

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

Dans le jeu FreeCell, j'ai placé la dame de cœur dans la cellule vide.

Cellule, groupe

Examples :

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

Ces trois types sont la cellule locale de cette organisation.

Cellule

Examples :

"Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells."

Le numéro de canal virtuel 5 a reçu 170 cellules.

Cellule

Examples :

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

J'ai une bonne réception chez moi car je suis près d'une cellule.

Cellule

Examples :

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

Le dessin de l'architecte montrait les cellules complexes de la conception du bâtiment proposé.

Cellule