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Definitions for Cells

[1] a small room, as in a convent or prison.
[2] any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole.
[3] a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the Communist party.
[4] Biology . a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.
[5] Entomology . one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins.
[6] Botany . locule.
[7] Electricity . Also called battery, electric cell, electrochemical cell, galvanic cell, voltaic cell. a device that generates electrical energy from chemical energy, usually consisting of two different conducting substances placed in an electrolyte. Compare dry cell. solar cell.
[8] Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry . a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes.
[9] Aeronautics . the gas container of a balloon.
[10] Ecclesiastical . a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house.
[11] Telecommunications . one of the distinct geographical areas covered by a radio transmitter in a cellular phone system. cell phone.
[12] to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years.
[13] cel.
[14] 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.
[15] a wireless telephone using a system of low-powered radio transmitters, with each transmitter covering a distinct geographical area (cell) , and computer equipment to switch a call from one area to another, thus enabling broad-scale portable phone service.
[16] such a wireless telephone that has other functions, as text messaging or Internet access.
[17] mobile phone.
[18] a small simple room, as in a prison, convent, monastery, or asylum; cubicle
[19] any small compartment the cells of a honeycomb
[20] biology the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. It consists of a nucleus, containing the genetic material, surrounded by the cytoplasm in which are mitochondria, lysosomes, ribosomes, and other organelles. All cells are bounded by a cell membrane; plant cells have an outer cell wall in addition
[21] biology any small cavity or area, such as the cavity containing pollen in an anther
[22] a device for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, usually consisting of a container with two electrodes immersed in an electrolyte See also primary cell, secondary cell, dry cell, wet cell, fuel cell
[23] short for electrolytic cell
[24] a small religious house dependent upon a larger one
[25] a small group of persons operating as a nucleus of a larger political, religious, or other organization Communist cell
[26] maths a small unit of volume in a mathematical coordinate system
[27] zoology one of the areas on an insect wing bounded by veins
[28] the geographical area served by an individual transmitter in a cellular radio network
[29] a variant spelling of cel
[30] short for celluloid (def. 2b), celluloid (def. 2c)

Words related to Cells

cellgerm, egg, unit, bacterium, chamber, apartment, cage, cubicle, embryo, microorganism, spore, vacuole, corpuscle, follicle, utricle, recess, crib, booth, receptacle, dungeon

Origin of Cells

by shortening of celluloid

Other words from Cells

cell-like , adjective
cellular adjective

Word origin for Cells

C12: from Medieval Latin cella monk's cell, from Latin: room, storeroom; related to Latin cēlāre to hide

Synonyms for Cells

bacterium, egg, germ, unit, corpuscle, embryo, follicle, microorganism, spore, utricle, vacuole, cellule, haematid