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Encyclopedia > Bells

Bell has a range of meanings:

  • A bell is a simple sound_making device, including Tubular bells and cowbells.
  • On a wind instrument the bell is the round, flared opening at the opposite end from the mouthpiece, where the sound exits and is amplified.
  • Ship's bells mark the time on a ship.
  • The Bel (one 'L') is a measurement of audio level (volume).
  • A diving bell is a hollow, usually inverted vessel, such as one used for diving deep below the surface of a body of water.
  • In botany, the bell is the corolla of a flower: “In a cowslip's bell I lie” (Shakespeare).
  • Bell is also a slang term for the penis.

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Bell (instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1161 words)
The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone.
In the Eastern world, the traditional forms of bells are temple and palace bells, small ones being rung by a sharp rap with a stick, and very large ones rung by a blow from the outside by a large swinging beam.
Sigismund is a bell in the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, Poland, cast in 1520.
Bell, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1297 words)
Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is situated north of South Gate.
In March of 2000, Bell gained worldwide publicity, as the media announced that a shipment of 55 Oscar statuettes were stolen from a trucking company loading dock in the City of Bell.
James George Bell and his family, the pioneer residents for whom the city is named, arrived, acquired about 360 acres of land and helped in its development as a small farming and cattle raising community.
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