cell

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /sɛl/ SAMPA: /sEl/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone(s): cel, sell

Noun

Singular cell

Plural cells

A jail cell.

A cell.

1. (countable) A cell is a room in a jail where prisoners are kept.

   He was arrested and kept in a small cell for one day.

2. (countable) (biology) A cell is a unit of a living organism.

   A plant cell has a cell wall.

Related words

• cellar
• cellular