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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cel¹

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

So far, Moldovan officials say, the Russian-backed forces in their country haven’t been soldiers but rather the thousands of protesters who have flooded Stefan cel Mare Boulevard — the main thoroughfare in Chisinau, the capital — at least once a month since September.

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