Cell Definition–noun | 1. | a small room, as in a convent or prison. | | 2. | any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. | | 3. | a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the Communist party. | | 4. | Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms. | | 5. | Entomology. one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins. | | 8. | Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes. | | 9. | Aeronautics. the gas container of a balloon. | | 10. | Ecclesiastical. a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years. | |
From Dictionary Phone Definition–noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), phoned, phon⋅ing. |
From Dictionary Accessory Definition–noun | 1. | a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera. | | 2. | an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, etc., to one's basic outfit. | | 3. | Law. | a. | Also called accessory before the fact. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony. | | b. | Also called accessory after the fact. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Compare principal (def. 9b). | | –adjective | 5. | contributing to a general effect; supplementary; subsidiary. | | 6. | Law. giving aid as an accessory. | | 7. | Petrography. (of a mineral) being present in small amounts in a rock and having no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite. | |
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