cell
noun
- three-dimensional element that is part of a higher-dimensional object
- the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
- small rhythmic and melodic design
- representation of a component in an electronic circuit in software
- part of a monastery
- a small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one
- a interacting general modular unit like for example in production contexts
- A cellphone
- single room within a building, usually housing only one person, as in a prison or convent
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɛl/
noun
Etymology: Ellipsis of cell phone, itself a clipping of cellular phone, from cellular + phone.
- A cellular phone.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall.
- To place or enclose in a cell.
“Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found”