cel
noun
ˈsel 
variants or less commonly cell
: a transparent sheet of celluloid on which objects are drawn or painted in the making of animated cartoons
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a Boston drug pricing watchdog, recently said that beti-cel could be considered cost-effective in that price range. 
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2022 After drying, the cel was then turned over for painters to paint the characters within those lines, to get them as opaque as possible. Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 Last year, as the bitcoin and wider crypto market went into meltdown following China's expulsion of crypto miners and traders, the cel price remained stable. Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Mixing media and employing all manner of animation techniques from cel drawings to step printing of his own hands working with the raw materials of the film itself, Lei has fashioned an eye-catching picture of China during these dark times. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 The Japanese giant contends that the best approach to carbon neutrality is with a mix of BEVs, conventional and plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cel vehicles. Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2021 The powder, or toner, never clung perfectly, and sometimes flaked off of the lines a bit, due to the slickness of the cel. Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 Walt’s own Mickey Mouse — in the top-cel gallery of Disney vocalizations. . . . Washington Post, 27 May 2021 Toward that goal, a CAR-T therapy called cilta-cel from Johnson & Johnson was more effective and better tolerated when used to treat patients with less advanced multiple myeloma, according to preliminary study results released Wednesday. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 May 2021 See More
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2022 After drying, the cel was then turned over for painters to paint the characters within those lines, to get them as opaque as possible. Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 Last year, as the bitcoin and wider crypto market went into meltdown following China's expulsion of crypto miners and traders, the cel price remained stable. Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Mixing media and employing all manner of animation techniques from cel drawings to step printing of his own hands working with the raw materials of the film itself, Lei has fashioned an eye-catching picture of China during these dark times. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 The Japanese giant contends that the best approach to carbon neutrality is with a mix of BEVs, conventional and plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cel vehicles. Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2021 The powder, or toner, never clung perfectly, and sometimes flaked off of the lines a bit, due to the slickness of the cel. Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 Walt’s own Mickey Mouse — in the top-cel gallery of Disney vocalizations. . . . Washington Post, 27 May 2021 Toward that goal, a CAR-T therapy called cilta-cel from Johnson & Johnson was more effective and better tolerated when used to treat patients with less advanced multiple myeloma, according to preliminary study results released Wednesday. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
short for celluloid
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Cel
abbreviation
Celsius