cell /sɛl/
1. any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
synset: cell
2. (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
synset: cell
3. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
synset: cell, electric_cell
4. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
5. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
synset: cellular_telephone, cellular_phone, cellphone, cell, mobile_phone
6. small room in which a monk or nun lives
7. a room where a prisoner is kept
synset: cell, jail_cell, prison_cell
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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