cel
noun
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variants:
or less commonly cell
Definition of cel
: a transparent sheet of celluloid on which objects are drawn or painted in the making of animated cartoons
Examples of cel in a Sentence
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The soft colors and cel-shading have an ethereal quality and those visuals are fitting for a game about death. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Preview: ‘Oninaki’ tries to breathe new life into action RPG," 22 July 2019 The cel shading is crisp, the lines are as expressive as the original material, and in some ways the overall presentation is cleaner and nicer looking than the anime. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Ars Technica’s best games of 2018," 24 Dec. 2018 Legions of inkers and painters (all of whom were women, by the way) painstakingly finished each cel by hand and prepared them to be photographed. — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, "Walt Disney Studios: Take a tour of the working lot," 25 Sep. 2017 Called axi-cel, the Kite medicine stems from a yearslong scientific collaboration with the NCI, underscoring the government agency’s central role in developing immunotherapies. — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, "Immunotherapy Treatments for Cancer Gain Momentum," 12 Oct. 2017 The Sterns' cels are being conserved in California, Costa said, but photographs of them are on view at the home. — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, "1935: The seeds are planted for Longue Vue House and Gardens," 18 Oct. 2017 Kite’s main treatment, axi-cel, is on the scientific vanguard of drugs that use the body’s immune system to fight cancer, known as cell therapy. — Charley Grant, WSJ, "Gilead Has Earned the Benefit of the Doubt," 28 Aug. 2017 The Sterns collected cels, which are individual scenes from animated movies. — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, "1935: The seeds are planted for Longue Vue House and Gardens," 18 Oct. 2017 Before it was approved and named Yescarta, Kite’s treatment was known by other names: axi-cel, axicabtagene ciloleucel, or KTE-C19. — Denise Grady, New York Times, "F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer," 18 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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