Topic: ELECTRICAL
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | celle, from Latin cella 'small room' |
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cell W1
[countable]
[countable]1HB the smallest part of a living thing that can exist independently cancer cells
body
cancer cells2 a small room in a prison or police station where prisoners are kept : He spent a night in the cells at the local police station.
prison
He spent a night in the cells at the local police station.3 a cellular phone; a telephone that you can carry around with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals [= mobile British English] Call me on my cell if you're running late.
phone
American EnglishCall me on my cell if you're running late.4 a piece of equipment for producing electricity from chemicals, heat, or light : a car powered by electric fuel cells
electric
TEEa car powered by electric fuel cells5 a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger political organization : a terrorist cell
secret group
a terrorist cell6 a small room in a monastery or convent where someone sleeps
religious
7 a small space that an insect or other small creature has made to live in or use : the cells of a honeycomb
insect/small animal
HBIthe cells of a honeycomb