cel

or cell

[ sel ]
/ sɛl /

noun

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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Origin of cel

by shortening of celluloid

Words nearby cel

ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture, cel, Cela, celadon, celadonite, Celaeno, Celan
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British Dictionary definitions for cel

cel

cell

/ (sɛl) /

noun

short for celluloid (def. 2b), celluloid (def. 2c)
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