Cel Definition

sĕl
cels
noun

Any of the series of painted images photographed to make an animated cartoon.

Webster's New World
A transparent sheet on which a single stage of an animated figure's movement has been painted: it is laid over a painted background to form the completed image.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cel

Noun

Singular:
cel
Plural:
cels

Origin of Cel

  • Short for celluloid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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