cell meaning and definition

CELL noun

Definition of cell (noun)

1. any small compartment
   • "the cells of a honeycomb"
2. (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. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
   • synonyms: electric cell
4. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
   • synonyms: cadre
5. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
   • synonyms: cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone
6. small room in which a monk or nun lives
   • synonyms: cubicle
7. a room where a prisoner is kept
   • synonyms: jail cell, prison cell