"cel" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /sɛl/ Audio: Nl-cel.ogg Forms: cellen [plural], celletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle Dutch celle, from Latin cella. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|celle}} Middle Dutch celle, {{der|nl|la|cella}} Latin cella Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} cel f (plural cellen, diminutive celletje n)
  1. cell (a compartment)
    component of a battery
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cel-nl-noun-UwZdusEf Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 10 25 16 25 25
  2. cell (a compartment)
    (biology) component of a body tissue
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cel-nl-noun-pclIFcap Categories (other): Biology, Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 10 25 16 25 25 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. cell (a compartment)
    (architecture) a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell
    Tags: feminine Synonyms (cloister cell): kloostercel
    Sense id: en-cel-nl-noun-xETNv3j0 Categories (other): Architecture, Monasticism, Rooms Disambiguation of Monasticism: 10 25 16 25 25 Disambiguation of Rooms: 13 16 43 16 13 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'cloister cell': 16 16 36 16 16
  4. cell (a compartment)
    (entomology) cell – of a honeycomb
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cel-nl-noun-~my9iIA4 Categories (other): Entomology, Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 10 25 16 25 25 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  5. cell (a compartment)
    (computer science) cell – of a table
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cel-nl-noun-dQrb--0q Categories (other): Computer science, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Monasticism Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 9 19 20 22 31 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 10 25 16 25 25 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (prison cell): gevangeniscel
Disambiguation of 'prison cell': 20 20 20 20 20 Derived forms: bloedcel, brandstofcel, celdeling, celkern, cellenbeton, celmaat, celmembraan, celsplitsing, celwand, eicel, gevangeniscel, hersencel, kloostercel, knoopcel, telefooncel, terreurcel, zaadcel, zenuwcel

Inflected forms

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