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Word: Cell
Speech Type: Noun
Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella ‘storeroom or chamber’
sɛl
a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps
Short Definition:small room in which prisoner is locked up or in which monk or nun sleeps
Examples:- the authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells
the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.
Short Definition:smallest structural and functional unit of organism
a small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one
Short Definition:small group forming nucleus of political activity subversive one
Examples:- terrorist cells
a device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for generating current or for electrolysis.
Short Definition:device containing electrodes immersed in electrolyte, used for generating current or for electrolysis
the local area covered by one of the short-range transmitters in a cellular telephone system.
Short Definition:local area covered by one of short-range transmitters in cellular telephone system
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