cel
or cell
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.
Origin of cel
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How to use cel in a sentence
This, in fact, was how depth could be enhanced in some cel-based animation, thanks to “multiplane” cameras.
Andr Chnier a voulu exprimer cel aussi dans une phrase maladroite; et s'il ne l'a dit il l'a fait.
Instigations | Ezra PoundOld French had distinct pronouns for “this” and “that”—cest (ecce istum) and cel (ecce illium), with their cases.
Par′cel-beard′ed (Tenn.), partially bearded; Par′cel-gilt, partially gilded.
Pronounced as though it were spelled cel-lay-bees, with the accent on the second syllable.
Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
cel'adon and Ame'lia, lovers of matchless beauty, and most devoted to each other.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
British Dictionary definitions for cel
cell
/ (sɛl) /
short for celluloid (def. 2b), celluloid (def. 2c)
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