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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  cell
       
           ATM's term for a packet.
       
          (1996-08-21)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 Webster]
  
     Note: Of such houses there were two sorts: one where the
           prior was chosen by the inmates, and governed as
           independently as an abbot in an abbey; the other where
           the priory was subordinate to an abbey, and the prior
           was placed or displaced at the will of the abbot.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Alien priory, a small religious house dependent on a large
        monastery in some other country.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: See Cloister.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cell \Cell\, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to
     hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]
     1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a
        monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The heroic confessor in his cell.     --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A small religious house attached to a monastery or
        convent. ``Cells or dependent priories.'' --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Any small cavity, or hollow place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Arch.)
        (a) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
        (b) Same as Cella.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Elec.) A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound
        vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Biol.) One of the minute elementary structures, of which
        the greater part of the various tissues and organs of
        animals and plants are composed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: All cells have their origin in the primary cell from
           which the organism was developed. In the lowest animal
           and vegetable forms, one single cell constitutes the
           complete individual, such being called unicelluter
           orgamisms. A typical cell is composed of a semifluid
           mass of protoplasm, more or less granular, generally
           containing in its center a nucleus which in turn
           frequently contains one or more nucleoli, the whole
           being surrounded by a thin membrane, the cell wall. In
           some cells, as in those of blood, in the am[oe]ba, and
           in embryonic cells (both vegetable and animal), there
           is no restricting cell wall, while in some of the
           unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting.
           See Illust. of Bipolar.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Air cell. See Air cell.
  
     Cell development (called also cell genesis, cell
        formation, and cytogenesis), the multiplication, of
        cells by a process of reproduction under the following
        common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or
        budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. See
        Segmentation, Gemmation, etc.
  
     Cell theory. (Biol.) See Cellular theory, under
        Cellular.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cell \Cell\ (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celled (s[e^]ld).]
     To place or inclose in a cell. ``Celled under ground.'' [R.]
     --Warner.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See Pole of the earth.]
     1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a
        sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the
        poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to
        which the magnetic needle is directed.
  
     3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common
        radiating point; as, polar co["o]rdinates.
  
     Polar axis, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an
        equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.
  
     Polar bear (Zo["o]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, or Thalarctos,
        maritimus) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes
        measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600
        pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the
        most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white,
        tinged with yellow. Called also White bear. See Bear.
        
  
     Polar body, cell, or globule (Biol.), a minute cell
        which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its
        maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar
        bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The
        first polar body formed is usually larger than the second
        one, and often divides into two after its separation from
        the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal
        chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of
        the fertilizing spermatozo["o]n; but their functions are
        not fully understood.
  
     Polar circles (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a
        distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity
        of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28', the northern called
        the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle.
        
  
     Polar clock, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,
        turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and
        indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being
        turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the
        light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.
  
     Polar co["o]rdinates. See under 3d Co["o]rdinate.
  
     Polar dial, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great
        circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.
        Dict.
  
     Polar distance, the angular distance of any point on a
        sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly
        body from the north pole of the heavens.
  
     Polar equation of a line or surface, an equation which
        expresses the relation between the polar co["o]rdinates of
        every point of the line or surface.
  
     Polar forces (Physics), forces that are developed and act
        in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the
        two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.
  
     Polar hare (Zo["o]l.), a large hare of Arctic America
        ({Lepus arcticus), which turns pure white in winter. It
        is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L.
        timidus).
  
     Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis.
  
     Polar, or Polaric, opposition or contrast (Logic), an
        opposition or contrast made by the existence of two
        opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species,
        as white and black in colors; hence, as great an
        opposition or contrast as possible.
  
     Polar projection. See under Projection.
  
     Polar spherical triangle (Spherics), a spherical triangle
        whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a
        given triangle. See 4th Pole, 2.
  
     Polar whale (Zo["o]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See
        Whale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     Note: Of such houses there were two sorts: one where the
           prior was chosen by the inmates, and governed as
           independently as an abbot in an abbey; the other where
           the priory was subordinate to an abbey, and the prior
           was placed or displaced at the will of the abbot.
  
     Alien priory, a small religious house dependent on a large
        monastery in some other country.
  
     Syn: See Cloister.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cell \Cell\, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to
     hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]
     1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a
        monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
  
              The heroic confessor in his cell.     --Macaulay.
  
     2. A small religious house attached to a monastery or
        convent. ``Cells or dependent priories.'' --Milman.
  
     3. Any small cavity, or hollow place.
  
     4. (Arch.)
        (a) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
        (b) Same as Cella.
  
     5. (Elec.) A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound
        vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.
  
     6. (Biol.) One of the minute elementary structures, of which
        the greater part of the various tissues and organs of
        animals and plants are composed.
  
     Note: All cells have their origin in the primary cell from
           which the organism was developed. In the lowest animal
           and vegetable forms, one single cell constitutes the
           complete individual, such being called unicelluter
           orgamisms. A typical cell is composed of a semifluid
           mass of protoplasm, more or less granular, generally
           containing in its center a nucleus which in turn
           frequently contains one or more nucleoli, the whole
           being surrounded by a thin membrane, the cell wall. In
           some cells, as in those of blood, in the am[oe]ba, and
           in embryonic cells (both vegetable and animal), there
           is no restricting cell wall, while in some of the
           unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting.
           See Illust. of Bipolar.
  
     Air cell. See Air cell.
  
     Cell development (called also cell genesis, cell
        formation, and cytogenesis), the multiplication, of
        cells by a process of reproduction under the following
        common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or
        budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. See
        Segmentation, Gemmation, etc.
  
     Cell theory. (Biol.) See Cellular theory, under
        Cellular.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cell \Cell\ (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celled (s[e^]ld).]
     To place or inclose in a cell. ``Celled under ground.'' [R.]
     --Warner.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     Σουηδικά n.
     το κύτταρο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     French n.
     (lb fr Quebec colloquial) cellular phone, mobile phone; (clipping of
  fr téléphone cellulaire nocap=1)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm celle)
     Old Irish n.
     church
     Welsh n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     n.
     A single-room dwelling for a hermit. (from 10th c.)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To place or enclose in a #Noun.
     n.
     (lb en US informal) A cellular phone.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     French n.
     (lb fr Quebec colloquial) cellular phone, mobile phone; (clipping of
  fr téléphone cellulaire nocap=1)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm celle)
     Old Irish n.
     church
     Welsh n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     French n.
     (lb fr Quebec colloquial) cellular phone, mobile phone; (clipping of
  fr téléphone cellulaire nocap=1)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm celle)
     Old Irish n.
     church
     Welsh n.
     #English

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     Ruotsi n.
     1 solu
     2 kammio
     3 selli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     n.
     1 (tagg: biologi) biologisk byggsten i alla levande organismer
     2 ett litet, låst rum i till exempel häkte eller anstalt
     3 en anordning för att producera elektricitet, till exempel solcell

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  cell
     n.
     1 (tagg: biologi) biologisk byggsten i alla levande organismer
     2 ett litet, låst rum i till exempel häkte eller anstalt
     3 en anordning för att producera elektricitet, till exempel solcell

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  cell /kˈɛɬ/ 
  cell

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cell /sˈɛl/
  الخلية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cell //sɛl// 
  1. кле́тка, клетка 2.
  basic unit of a living organism
   3.
  component of an electrical battery
   4.
  small group of people forming part of a larger organization
  2. кили́йка, клетка
  biological cavity
  3. кили́я, клетка 2.
  room in a monastery for sleeping one person
   3.
  room in a prison for containing inmates