(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner. / (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament. / The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.

Speed, swiftness. / (oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).

(orthography) In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.

a voltaic cell consisting of two metal electrodes connected by an electrolyte

(pathology, Britain) A severe hereditary form of anaemia, mainly affecting people of African origin, in which mutated haemoglobin distorts red blood cells into a crescent shape, causing the cells to become stuck in capillaries. Downstream tissues are thus deprived of oxygen causing ischaemia and infarction.

(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).