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.

Derived terms

• cellulate
• cellulation
• celluliferous
• cellulifugal
• cellulipetal

Related terms

• cellulite
• cellulose

References

• “cellule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cellula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.lyl/ ~ /se.lyl/

• Audio (France):

  (file)

• Homophone: cellules

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

• cellulaire
• cellule de dégrisement
• cellule sanguine
• cellule souche
• cellule spumeuse
• cellulite
• cellulose

Descendants

• → Persian: سلول (sellul)

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

1. plural of cellula