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cel|lu|lite /se ljʊla I t/ N‑UNCOUNT Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs.

cel|lu|loid /se ljʊlɔ I d/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] You can use celluloid to refer to films and the cinema. □  King's works seem to lack something on celluloid.

cel|lu|lose /se ljʊloʊs/ N‑UNCOUNT Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.

Celsius /se lsiəs/ ADJ Celsius is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C. □  Highest temperatures 11° Celsius, that's 52° Fahrenheit. ● N‑UNCOUNT Celsius is also a noun. □  The thermometer shows the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Celt /ke lt, se lt/ (Celts ) N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a Celt , you mean that they are part of the racial group which comes from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.

Celt|ic /ke lt I k, se l-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as Celtic , you mean that it is connected with the people and the culture of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany. □  …important figures in Celtic tradition.

ce|ment /s I me nt/ (cements , cementing , cemented )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete. □  …a mixture of wet sand and cement.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Cement is the same as concrete . □  …the hard cold cement floor.

3 N‑UNCOUNT [usu n N ] Glue that is made for sticking particular substances together is sometimes called cement . □  Stick the pieces on with tile cement.

4 VERB Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. □ [V n] Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade.

5 VERB [usu passive] If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] Most artificial joints are cemented into place.

ce|me nt mix|er (cement mixers ) N‑COUNT A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.

cem|etery /se mətri, [AM ] -teri/ (cemeteries ) N‑COUNT A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.

ceno|taph /se nətɑːf, -tæf/ (cenotaphs ) N‑COUNT A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.

cen|sor /se nsə ^r / (censors , censoring , censored )

1 VERB If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret. □ [V n] The military-backed government has heavily censored the news.

2 N‑COUNT A censor is a person who has been officially appointed to examine letters or the media and to cut out any parts that are regarded as secret. □  The report was cleared by the American military censors.

3 VERB If someone in authority censors a book, play, or film, they officially examine it and cut out any parts that are considered to be immoral or inappropriate. □ [V n] ITV companies tend to censor bad language in feature films.

4 N‑COUNT A censor is a person who has been officially appointed to examine plays, films, and books and to cut out any parts that are considered to be immoral. □  …the British Board of Film Censors.

cen|so|ri|ous /sensɔː riəs/ ADJ If you describe someone as censorious , you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Despite strong principles he was never censorious.

cen|sor|ship /se nsə ^r ʃ I p/ N‑UNCOUNT Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way. □  The government today announced that press censorship was being lifted.