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cell
has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,physics,electricity,politics,telecommunications
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[ noun ] any small compartment
Examples "the cells of a honeycomb" Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)The first is compiling a list of text forms , assigning an information cell to each , and replacing text occurrences with the information cell assigned to the form of each occurrence . The first is compiling a list of text forms , assigning an information cell to each , and replacing text occurrences with the information cell assigned to the form of each occurrence . For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms . For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms . For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)Many cells , bacteria , and other microorganisms are transparent to visible_light and must be stained for microscopic investigation . This stain often disrupts the normal cell activity or_else colors only the outside . A completely new insight into living cells and their structure will be possible by use of a new technique which replaces visible_light with ultraviolet_radiation and combines a microscope with a color - TV_system to view the results . Many_of the cells and microorganisms which are transparent to visible_light , absorb or reflect the much shorter wavelengths of the ultraviolet_spectrum . Different parts of these cells sometimes absorb or reflect different wavelengths so that it is often possible to see internal portions of cells in a different color . Related terms entity life_form blastomere archespore parthenote arthrospore embryonic_cell blastema zygote flagellated_cell mother_cell beta_cell somatic_cell daughter_cell arthrospore akaryote reproductive_cell gametocyte polar_body Sertoli_cell kupffer's_cell leydig's_cell life_form nucleus cytoplasm energid organelle cell_wall vacuole totipotent biology |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,physics,electricity) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Synonyms Used in print (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Continuous low-level lighting may be provided in the shelter by_means_of a 4 - cell hot-shot battery to which is wired a 150 - milliampere flashlight type bulb . |
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[ noun ] (politics) a small unit serving as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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[ noun ] (telecommunications) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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