cellule

cellule

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cellula (a small apartment), diminutive of cella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛljuːl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

cellule (plural cellules)

  1. (cytology) A small cell.
    • 1984, T.L. Simpson, The Cell Biology of Sponges:
      Their structure in these two species does not resemble that of the cellules.

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French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin cellula.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    cellule f (plural cellules)

    1. (biology) cell
    2. cell (of prison)
    3. (electronics) cell
    4. (optics) cell
    5. (geometry) cell
    6. (computing) table cell

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Persian: سلول (sellul)

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    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.le/
    • Rhymes: -ɛllule
    • Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧le

    Noun

    cellule f pl

    1. plural of cellula