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cel

or cell

[ sel ]

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.


cel

/ sɛl /

noun

  1. short for celluloid celluloid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cel1

By shortening of celluloid
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Example Sentences

This, in fact, was how depth could be enhanced in some cel-based animation, thanks to “multiplane” cameras.

Andr Chnier a voulu exprimer cel aussi dans une phrase maladroite; et s'il ne l'a dit il l'a fait.

Old French had distinct pronouns for “this” and “that”—cest (ecce istum) and cel (ecce illium), with their cases.

Par′cel-beard′ed (Tenn.), partially bearded; Par′cel-gilt, partially gilded.

Pronounced as though it were spelled Cel-lay-bees, with the accent on the second syllable.

Cel'adon and Ame'lia, lovers of matchless beauty, and most devoted to each other.

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