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Meaning
Noun
●
A single-room
dwelling
for a hermit.
●
In Monasticism:
A small
monastery
or
nunnery
dependent
on a
larger
religious
establishment.
●
In Monasticism & Rooms:
A
small room
in a
monastery
or
nunnery
accommodating
one person.
●
A
room in
a
prison
or
jail
for one
or more inmates.
●
Each of the small
hexagonal
compartments
in a honeycomb.
●
In Biology & Botany:
Any of various
chambers
in a
tissue
or
organism
having specific functions.
●
In Entomology:
The
discal
cell of the
wing
of a
lepidopteran
insect.
●
Specifically, any of the
supposed
compartments
of the
brain
, formerly
thought
to be the
source
of specific
mental
capacities
, knowledge, or memories.
●
A
section
or
compartment
of a
larger
structure.
●
Any small
dwelling
; a
remote
nook
, a den.
●
A
device
which
stores
electrical
power; used either
singly
or together in
batteries
; the
basic
unit
of a battery.
●
In Biology:
The
basic
unit
of a
living
organism
,
consisting of
a
quantity
of
protoplasm
surrounded
by a
cell membrane
, which
is able to
synthesize
proteins
and
replicate
itself.
●
In Meteorology:
A small
thunderstorm
,
caused
by
convection
, that
forms
ahead of
a
storm
front.
●
In Cellular automata & Monasticism:
The
minimal
unit
of a
cellular automaton
that can change state and has an associated behavior.
●
In Card games:
In FreeCell-type
games
, a
space
where one
card
can be placed.
●
A small group of people
forming
part of a
larger
organization, often an
outlawed
one.
●
In Communication & Monasticism:
A
short
, fixed-length
packet
,
as in
asynchronous
transfer
mode.
●
In Communication:
A
region
of
radio reception
that is a part of a
larger
radio
network.
●
In Geometry & Higher-dimensional geometry:
A
three-dimensional
facet
of a polytope.
●
In Statistics:
The
unit
in a
statistical
array
(a
spreadsheet
,
for example
) where a
row
and a
column
intersect.
●
In Architecture:
The
space
between the
ribs
of a
vaulted
roof.
●
In Architecture:
A cella.
●
In Entomology:
An area of an
insect
wing
bounded
by veins.
●
In American English & Telephony:
A
cellular
phone.
Verb
●
To place or
enclose
in a cell.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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