cell

  • 41cell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. protoplasm; cage, jail; compartment, room, vault; dry or wet cell, battery. See organic matter, prison, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any small container or space] Syn. compartment, cavity,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 42Cell —   A component of a electrochemical battery. A primary cell consists of two dissimilar elements, known as electrodes, immersed in a liquid or paste known as the electrolyte. A direct current of 1 1.5 volts will be produced by this cell. A… …

    Energy terms

  • 43cell — Priory Pri o*ry, n.; pl. {Priories}. [Cf. LL. prioria. See {Prior}, n.] A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also {cell}, and {obedience}. See {Cell}, 2. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44cell — noun 1) a prison cell Syn: room, cubicle, chamber; dungeon, oubliette, lockup 2) each cell of the honeycomb Syn: compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, section 3) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 45cell — noun /sɛl/ a) A room in a monastery accommodating one person. Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell. b) A room in a prison for containing inmates. The combatants spent the night in separate cells. See Also:… …

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  • 46Cell — A solitary monk or nun s single room dwelling; also, a small *monas tery under the charge of one larger, usually some distance away. As punishment, a monk might be sent to a cell far from the mother house …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 47Cell — El procesador Cell es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto entre IBM, Sony y Toshiba para desarrollar un procesador de última generación, que además será el corazón de la nueva PlayStation 3. Dichos esfuerzos se han venido desarrollando… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 48cell — m ( es/ as) (monastic) cell; [L] …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 49cell — [12] Cell has branched out a lot over the centuries, but its original meaning seems to be ‘small secluded room’, for it comes ultimately from an Indo European base *kel , which is also the source of English conceal, clandestine, and occult. It… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 50cell — unit cell …

    Mechanics glossary