Atom vs. Cell

Atomnoun

The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

Atomnoun

(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.

Atomnoun

The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Atomnoun

(historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.

Atomnoun

A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

Atomnoun

A very small amount; a whit.

Atomnoun

An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.

Atomnoun

A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it.

Atomnoun

An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.

Atomnoun

(usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.

Atomnoun

An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

Atomnoun

The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.

Atomnoun

Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.

Atomverb

To reduce to atoms.

Atomnoun

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

Atomnoun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Atom

An atom is the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element. Every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms.

Cellnoun

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

Cellnoun

A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.

Cellnoun

A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.

Cellnoun

Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

Cellnoun

Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.

Cellnoun

(obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.

Cellnoun

A section or compartment of a larger structure.

Cellnoun

Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.

Cellnoun

A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.

Cellnoun

A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.

Cellnoun

(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.

Cellnoun

(meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.

Cellnoun

(computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.

Cellnoun

(card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.

Cellnoun

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.

Cellnoun

(communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode.

Cellnoun

(communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.

Cellnoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

Cellnoun

(statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.

Cellnoun

(architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

Cellnoun

(architecture) A cella.

Cellnoun

(entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins

Cellnoun

A cellular phone.

Cellverb

(transitive) To place or enclose in a cell.

Cellnoun

A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.

Cellnoun

A small religious house attached to a monastery or convent.

Cellnoun

Any small cavity, or hollow place.

Cellnoun

The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

Cellnoun

A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.

Cellnoun

One of the minute elementary structures, of which the greater part of the various tissues and organs of animals and plants are composed.

Cellverb

To place or inclose in a cell.

Cellnoun

any small compartment;

Cellnoun

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

Cellnoun

a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

Cellnoun

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

Cellnoun

a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

Cellnoun

small room is which a monk or nun lives

Cellnoun

a room where a prisoner is kept