cel

or cell

[ sel ]

/ sɛl /

noun

a transparent celluloid sheet on which a character, scene, etc., is drawn or painted and which constitutes one frame in the filming of an animated cartoon: may be overlapped for change of background or foreground.

Origin of cel

by shortening of celluloid

Words nearby cel

ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture, cel, Cela, celadon, celadonite, Celaeno, Celan

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Example sentences from the Web for cel

The “Miscellany” was an interesting publication: pronounce miscellany with the accent on mis, and not on cel.
Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected|Anonymous
Celeno (Cel′eno) was one of the Harpies, progenitor of Zephyrus, the west wind.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis
It's then we takes up the business of havin' that cel'bration.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
The primary idea of cel- is aim, or purpose, therefore cel-i is to aim, to purpose.
The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto|George Cox

Old French had distinct pronouns for “this” and “that”—cest (ecce istum) and cel (ecce illium), with their cases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cel

cel

cell

/ (sɛl) /

noun

short for celluloid (def. 2b), celluloid (def. 2c)

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单词	cel
释义	cel or cell [ sel ] / sɛl / noun a transparent celluloid sheet on which a character, scene, etc., is drawn or painted and which constitutes one frame in the filming of an animated cartoon: may be overlapped for change of background or foreground. Origin of cel by shortening of celluloid Words nearby cel ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture, cel, Cela, celadon, celadonite, Celaeno, Celan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cel The “Miscellany” was an interesting publication: pronounce miscellany with the accent on mis, and not on cel. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected\|Anonymous Celeno (Cel′eno) was one of the Harpies, progenitor of Zephyrus, the west wind. 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described\|Edward S. Ellis It's then we takes up the business of havin' that cel'bration. Faro Nell and Her Friends\|Alfred Henry Lewis The primary idea of cel- is aim, or purpose, therefore cel-i is to aim, to purpose. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto\|George Cox Old French had distinct pronouns for “this” and “that”—cest (ecce istum) and cel (ecce illium), with their cases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cel cel cell / (sɛl) / noun short for celluloid (def. 2b), celluloid (def. 2c) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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