cel

plural cels · alternative cell

1. A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film.

   After Jobs’s $5 million offer was rejected, the team attempted to do a deal with Disney, then a bastion of hand-painted cel animation.

   2008 June 22, Michael Hirschorn, “Success Story 2”, in New York Times

plural cels · alternative cell

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of celibacy or celibate.

   Synonyms: celibate, truecel, trucel

plural CELs

1. abbreviationacronymautomotiveAcronym of check engine light.

1. A diminutive of the female given name Celia.

   I said no, and Celia said, "Yeah right. Who's gonna go out with her?" But she smiled when she said it, so I wasn't mad. And then Margaret winked at me and she said, "Cel's just jealous, Annemarie, 'cause you're way prettier than she was when she was your age."

   2012, Jenny Han, Shug, page 116