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Meaning of cell in English

cell
noun [ C ]
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cell noun [C] (ORGANISM)

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the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal
 
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cell noun [C] (ROOM)

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a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
 
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cell noun [C] (ELECTRICAL DEVICE)

a device for producing electrical energy from chemical energy
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cell noun [C] (PHONE)

US informal
a cell phone :
Call me on my cell.
 
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cell noun [C] (PART)

a small part of something:
the cells of a honeycomb
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cell noun [C] (POLITICAL GROUP)

a small group that is part of a political movement, especially one that is secret or plans violent action:
a terrorist cell
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(Definition of cell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cell | American Dictionary

cell
noun [ C ]

cell noun [C] (ORGANISM)

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biology us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal

cell noun [C] (ROOM)

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/sel/
a small room, esp. in a prison

cell noun [C] (ENERGY)

physics us/sel/
another name for a battery
(Definition of cell from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

cell | Business English

cell
noun [ C ]
mainly US informal
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another word for cell phone :
Call me on my cell.
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Examples of cell

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They believe that if they wired up more than 177 cells they might produce a sharper picture.
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At the beginning of the sporogenesis phase, 2 morphologically identical rounded generative cells were frequently observed in narrow association.
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No other organelles were observed in the cells even though many sections were examined.
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Responses to controls were examined using freshlyplated cells.
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In response to tissue injury, membranebound tissue factor is exposed on the endothelium and on mononuclear cells.
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The formation of flame cells and the terminal parts of protonephridia is not described as that will be the subject of a separate publication.
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More than 99 % of this latter larval population consisted of cyathostomin larvae with 8 mid-gut cells.
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The spirochaete stage occurs in the coelomic fluid of the tick, but not within its body cells.
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Likewise, the region of the vitellaria was teased with a fine needle and vitelline cells were collected with a micropipette.
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The absence of muscle cells at the extreme tips of the worms was confirmed in transverse sections.
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Numerous protrusions of lymph were observed in the cytoplasm of these juxta-pharyngeal cells.
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As is the case in most animal cells, the 6-phosphofructokinase reaction appears to be the rate-limiting step in glycolysis of the filarial worm.
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One volume of packed cells was used to adsorb 9 volumes of serum.
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Free parasites were also observed outside the cells.
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Cytoskeletal integrity in interphase cells requires protein phosphatase activity.
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Collocations with cell

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abnormal cell
Mosaicism could arise through several mechanisms including abnormal cell divisions (mitotic non-disjunction or anaphase lag), failure of cytokinesis or endoreduplication.
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adherent cell
However, it could be due to spreading of adherent cells.
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adjacent cell
The larger adjacent cell of monocyte nuclear size does not show any proacrosin immunoreactivity.
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Translations of cell

in Chinese (Traditional)
有機體, 細胞, 房間…
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célula, celda, elemento…
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पेशी, कोठडी विशेषतः तुरुंगातली किंवा मठातली…
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細胞, 独房, “cell phone”の略：携帯電話…
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hücre, yaşayan en küçük canlı, küçük oda…
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cellule [feminine], téléphone [masculine] cellulaire/mobile/portable, cellule…
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cèl·lula, cel·la, forma abreujada de “cell phone”: telèfon mòbil…
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cel, batterijcel…
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ஒரு தாவர அல்லது விலங்கின் மிகச்சிறிய அடிப்படை அலகு, அதிக தளபாடங்கள் இல்லாத ஒரு சிறிய அறை, குறிப்பாக சிறை அல்லது மடாலயம் அல்லது கான்வென்ட்டில்…
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कोशिका, कोठरी…
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કોષ, (છોડ અથવા પ્રાણીનું સૌથી) નાનું મૂળભૂત એકમ, કબાટ…
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celle…
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cell…
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sel, bateri kering…
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die Zelle…
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celle [masculine], mobil [masculine], gruppe [masculine]…
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خلیہ, کوٹھری, کٹیا…
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камера, келія, клітина…
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клетка, камера…
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కణం, మొక్క లేదా జంతువు యొక్క అతి చిన్న మూల ప్రమాణం లేక ఏకం, సెల్/ ఎక్కువ సామాను /ఫర్నిచర్ లేని చిన్న గది - ముఖ్యంగా ఒక జైలు లేదా మఠం లేదా క్రైస్తవ సన్యాసినుల ఆశ్రమంలో…
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خَليِّة, زِنْزانة, اِختصار لكلمة هاتِف خليوي…
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জীবকোষ, ক্ষুদ্র প্রকোষ্ঠ, খোপ…
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cela, buňka, článek (baterie)…
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kurungan, sel, ruang…
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ห้องเล็กๆ, เซลล์, แบตเตอรี่ไฟฟ้า…
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xà lim, tế bào, pin…
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komórka, cela, ogniwo…
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세포, 감방, “cell phone”의 축약어…
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cellula, cella, cellulare…
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