supercell
nounUK /ˈsuːpəsel/
US /ˈsuːpərsel/
A supercell is a very big storm cloud that can make strong winds and tornadoes.
The weather report warned that a supercell was moving across the plains.
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2. A rotating thunderstorm with a deep, persistent updraft, in meteorology.
Meteorologists tracked the supercell as it spun up a mesocyclone.
3. A small group of cells acting as a unit in biology.
The researchers studied a supercell formed by clustered bacteria.
4. A unit cell larger than the conventional one used to describe a crystal lattice.
The crystal's structure was described using a supercell to simplify the model.