cel

American  

[sel] / sɛl /

Or cell

noun

1. a transparent celluloid sheet on which a character, scene, etc., is drawn or painted and which constitutes one frame in the filming of an animated cartoon: may be overlapped for change of background or foreground.

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cel British  

/ sɛl /

noun

1. short for celluloid celluloid

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Etymology

Origin of cel

By shortening of celluloid

Example Sentences

Cel animation artifacts line the next door to open in an endless funhouse chase.

From Salon

For us gathered here, that having cel-

From BBC

“I don’t think stop motion will ever be as big as cel or computers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: It seems like an important part of your practice to counter the viewer and push back — there is this element of refusal that is very deliberate.

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: I think of what we were talking about before, about being able to be human without necessarily being defined by your body.

From Los Angeles Times