cellule
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cellula (“a small apartment”), diminutive of cella.
Noun
cellule (plural cellules)
- A small cell.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cellule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cellula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ.lyl/, /se.lyl/
- (France)
(file) - Homophone: cellules
Noun
cellule f (plural cellules)
- (biology) cell
- cell (of prison)
- (electronics) cell
- (optics) cell
- (geometry) cell
- (computing) table cell
Derived terms
- cellulaire
- cellule de dégrisement
- cellule sanguine
- cellule souche
- cellule spumeuse
Further reading
- “cellule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “cellule” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “cellule” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.le/
- Rhymes: -ɛllule
- Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧le
Noun
cellule f pl
- plural of cellula