An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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cell
  ۱، ۲) یاخته؛ ۳) پیل، باتری  
1, 2) yâxté (#); 3) pil, bâtri (#)
Fr.: 1, 2) cellule; 3) élément, pile  

  1. General: A small compartment or bounded area forming part of a whole.

  2. Fluid mechanics: A body of fluid (air, liquid, or → plasma) in which the process of → convection proceeds.

  3. Electricity: A device for producing electric current by chemical action.

Etymology (EN): From L. cella “small room, hut,” related to L. celare “to hide, conceal,” from PIE base *kel- “conceal” (cf. Skt. cala “hut, house,” Gk. kalia “hut, nest,” kalyptein “to cover”).

Etymology (PE): Yâxté “small room, closet,” etymology unknown.