CELL

Definition of CELL

  1. (noun)any small compartment
  2. (noun)(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
  3. (noun)a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
  4. (noun)a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
  5. (noun)a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
  6. (noun)small room in which a monk or nun lives
  7. (noun)a room where a prisoner is kept