difference between cell and nucleus
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Answer:
- cell is bigger unit while nucleus is smaller one
- cell contain many parts in which nucleus is also involved
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A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.6:
So, taking them apart into his cell , / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell .
Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
* 1858 , (Asa Gray), Introduction to Structural and Systematic Botany , fifth edition, p. 282:
Each of the two cells or lobes of the anther is marked with a lateral line or furrow, running from top to bottom.
(obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
* 1890 , (Oscar Wilde), The Picture of Dorian Gray , ch.XVI:
From cell' to ' cell of his brain crept the one thought; and the wild desire to live, most terrible of all man's appetites, quickened into force each trembling nerve and fibre.
A section or compartment of a larger structure.
*, II.12:
Thou seest but the order and policie of this little Cell .
* 1810 , (Walter Scott), Lady of the Lake , II:
Not long shall honour'd Douglas dwell, / Like hunted stag, in mountain-cell .
A room in a prison for one or more inmates.
The combatants spent the night in separate cells .
A device which stores electrical]] power; used either singly or together in [[battery, batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells .
(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.
* 1999 , Paul Brown & Dave King, The Guardian , 15 Feb 1999:
An American company has applied to experiment in Britain on Parkinson's disease sufferers by injecting their brains with cells from pigs.
* 2011 , Terence Allen & Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford 2011, p. 3:
In multicellular organisms, groups of cells form tissues and tissues come together to form organs.
(meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
(computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
(card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
(communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in .
Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells .
(communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
(geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
(statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
(architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
(architecture) A cella.
(entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins
Usage notes
In the sense of an electrical device, "cell" is the technically correct name for a single unit of battery-type power storage, whereas a battery is a device comprising multiple of them, though it is often used for simple cells.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "cell")
Synonyms
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Derived terms
(terms derived from "cell") * battery cell * blood cell * brain cell * cancer cell * cellbound * cell division * cell house * cell line * cell membrane * cell theory * cell type * cellblock * cellmate * dry cell * fat cell * fuel cell * germ cell * helper T cell * host cell * photoconductive cell * photoelectric cell * photoemissive cell * photovoltaic cell * prison cell * nerve cell * red cell * red blood cell * sickle cell * skin cell * solar cell * stem cell * T cell
Related terms
* cellular
Verb
(en verb)
To place or enclose in a cell.
* Warner
Celled under ground.
(Webster 1913)
Noun
(en noun)
(US, informal) A cellular phone.
Usage notes
* Widely used attributively.
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nucleus
English
(wikipedia nucleus)
Noun
(en-noun)
The core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled.
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.