noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
noun a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.
— synonyms: electric_cell
noun a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement.
— synonyms: cadre
noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver.
— synonyms: cellular_telephone, cellular_phone, cellphone, mobile_phone
noun small room in which a monk or nun lives.
— synonyms: cubicle
noun a room where a prisoner is kept.
— synonyms: jail_cell, prison_cell
Examples
“Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.”
“The combatants spent the night in separate cells.”