Cell: Encyclopedia - Cell

Cell

A cell is a single unit or compartment, enclosed by a border or wall. A cell is usually part of a larger structure. More specific meanings depend on the context in which the work is used.

Cell - Physical and life sciences

• cell (biology)
• electrochemical cell
• A cell in the honeycomb of a beehive
• Cell academic journal
• Cell Evolution Life laboratory C.E.L.L a alife simulator

Cell - Prison and Police Use

A cell is the term used to describe the small (usually temporary) residential accommodation within prisons and police stations. Cells may be single, or used to house two or more detainees. They generally contain a bed, some storage facilities and lavatory facility. The cell is characterised by its security - there is usually no (or a small) window, and the door is high security with an observation hatch.

Cell - Religious Use

The term cell is used to denote the bedroom for a monk or other member of a monastic order.

Cell - Arts

• in music a cell is a rhythmic, melodic, motivic, or intervallic group, set, or figure (music).
• The Cell, a film
• Cell - a fictional character in the Japanese manga (comic book) Dragon Ball and the anime (cartoon) Dragon Ball Z
• spelled Cel - the transparent sheets used for drawings in hand-drawn animated cartoons

Cell - Military/politics

• A covert cell is a small, secret group organized to resist penetration by an opposing organization

Cell - Mathematics

• In higher-dimensional Euclidean geometry, especially in 4-dimensional geometry, a cell refers to a 3-dimensional facet in a polytope.

Cell - Technology

• Cell is the name of a microprocessor developed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony.
• In radio communications (e.g., cellular phones), a cell is a small geographic area served by a radio tower. Multiple cells (slightly overlapping) are aggregated in a cellular network for coverage of larger areas.

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