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.

Origin of cel

1
By shortening of celluloid

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British Dictionary definitions for cel

cel

cell

/ (sɛl) /


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