cel

Noun (1)

cel (plural cels)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: CEL

CEL (plural CELs)

1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of check engine light.

Proper noun capitalized: Cel

IPA/siːl/

Cel

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