cellcell /sɛl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1
science, biology the smallest independent part of any living thing except a virus. It consists of a nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm inside a membrane: cancer cellsblood/brain/muscle etc. cell red blood cells2a small room in a police station or prison where prisoners are kept: jail/prison/holding cell a shortage of jail cells3informal a cell phone4science, physics a piece of equipment that produces electricity from chemicals, heat, or light: alkaline battery cells cars powered by fuel cells5a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger political organization: a terrorist cell6science a small space that an insect or other small creature has made to live in or use: the cells of a honeycomb7a small room where someone sleeps in a monastery or convent [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French celle, from Latin cella small room]
science, biology the smallest independent part of any living thing except a virus. It consists of a nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm inside a membrane: cancer cellsblood/brain/muscle etc. cell red blood cells2a small room in a police station or prison where prisoners are kept: jail/prison/holding cell a shortage of jail cells3informal a cell phone4science, physics a piece of equipment that produces electricity from chemicals, heat, or light: alkaline battery cells cars powered by fuel cells5a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger political organization: a terrorist cell6science a small space that an insect or other small creature has made to live in or use: the cells of a honeycomb7a small room where someone sleeps in a monastery or convent [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French celle, from Latin cella small room]