Cell - Definition
cell
n 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 [syn: cell, electric cell]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger
political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided
into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular
phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone]
6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell,
cubicle]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell,
prison cell]