noun

cell

Translation

cell (biology), cell (prison), cell (battery), cell (group)

The human body is made of cells.

The prisoner was locked in a small cell.

My phone's battery cell is dying.

A terrorist cell was discovered by police.

((noun)) the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal The human body is made of cells.

((noun)) a small room for a prisoner The prisoner was locked in a small cell.

((noun)) a small group of people working secretly as part of a larger organization A terrorist cell was discovered by police.

Synonyms: compartment, cubicle, unit.

From Latin 'cella' meaning 'small room, storeroom'. All meanings derive from this idea of a small compartment.

A 'cell' is always a small, basic unit: a unit of life (biology), a unit of a prison, a unit of a battery, or a unit of a group.