cell

Definitions of cell in various dictionaries:

noun - any small compartment

noun - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms

noun - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

noun - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

noun - a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

noun - small room in which a monk or nun lives

noun - a room where a prisoner is kept

A narrow, confining room, as in a prison or convent.

A small enclosed cavity or space, such as a compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by veins in an insect’s wing.

The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.

The smallest organizational unit of a centralized group or movement, especially of a political party of Leninist structure.

Electricity.

A single unit for electrolysis or conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte.

A single unit that converts radiant energy into electric energy: a solar cell.

A basic unit of storage in a computer memory that can hold one unit of information, such as a character or word.

A geographic area or zone surrounding a transmitter in a cellular telephone system.

A small, humble abode, such as a hermit’s cave or hut.

A small religious house dependent on a larger one, such as a priory within an abbey.

To put or confine in a cell.

To live in or share a cell.

verb - to store in a honeycomb