Definition of Cell

Noun: cell sel

Any small compartment
"the cells of a honeycomb"
(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
A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- electric cell
A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- cadre
[N. Amer] A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network using radio waves
- cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, mobile [Brit], cellular [N. Amer], mobe
Small room in which a monk or nun lives
- cubicle
A room where a prisoner is kept
- jail cell, prison cell
(computing) a position in an electronic spreadsheet identified by its row and column