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

“I don’t think stop motion will ever be as big as cel or computers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: Can you talk about how refusal manifests in terms of your own body?

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: Where you become the representation.

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: That’s interesting given that one of the draws of being an artist is the promise of immortality.

From Los Angeles Times

CEL: I think of what we were talking about before, about being able to be human without necessarily being defined by your body.

From Los Angeles Times