English noun: cell |
1. | cell (artifact) any small compartment |
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| Samples | The cells of a honeycomb.
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| Broader (hypernym) | compartment |
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2. | cell (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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | animate thing, living thing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acaryote, akaryocyte, akaryote, archespore, archesporium, arthrospore, arthrospore, beta cell, blastema, blastomere, daughter cell, embryonic cell, fertilized ovum, fiber, fibre, flagellated cell, formative cell, gametocyte, germ cell, Kupffer's cell, Leydig cell, Leydig's cell, mother cell, parthenote, plant cell, polar body, recombinant, reproductive cell, Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell, sex cell, somatic cell, vegetative cell, zygote |
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| Part holonym | cell membrane, cell nucleus, cell organ, cell organelle, cytol, cytomembrane, cytoplasm, energid, karyon, nucleus, organelle, plasma membrane, protoplast, vacuole |
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| Part meronym | being, organism |
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| Domain category | biological science, biology |
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| Domain category members | totipotent |
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3. | cell (artifact) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
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| Synonyms | electric cell |
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| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | electrolytic cell, fuel cell, galvanic cell, photovoltaic cell, primary cell, secondary cell, solar cell, storage cell, voltaic cell |
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4. | cell (group) a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement |
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| Synonyms | cadre |
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| Broader (hypernym) | political entity, political unit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | radical cell, sleeper cell, terrorist cell |
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| Member meronym | political movement |
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5. | cell (artifact) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver |
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| Synonyms | cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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6. | cell (artifact) small room in which a monk or nun lives |
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| Synonyms | cubicle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | room |
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| Part meronym | convent, monastery |
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7. | cell (artifact) a room where a prisoner is kept |
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| Synonyms | jail cell, prison cell |
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| Broader (hypernym) | room |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bullpen, cooler, detention cell, detention centre, dungeon, guardroom, hold, keep, sweatbox, tank |
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| Part meronym | cellblock, ward |
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