Cell Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Cell

Meaning 1 : a room where a prisoner is kept

    Synonyms : jail cell,  prison cell
Meaning 2 : small room in which a monk or nun lives

    Synonyms : cubicle
Meaning 3 : a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

    Synonyms : electric cell
Meaning 4 : a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

    Synonyms : cellphone,  cellular phone,  cellular telephone,  mobile phone
Meaning 5 : a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

    Synonyms : cadre
Meaning 6 : any small compartment

    Example : the cells of a honeycomb

Meaning 7 : (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

How to Pronounce Cell

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