The inverted bell is a metaphorical name for geometric shape that resembles a bell upside down. In language, a metaphor (from the Greek: metapherin) is a rhetorical trope defined as a direct comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated subjects. ... In geometry, two sets of points are of the same shape precisely if one can be transformed to another by dilating (i. ... Look up bell, Bell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In architecture, the term is applied, e.g., to describe the shape of the capitals of Corinthian columns. The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... A capital of the Composite order In Western architecture, the capital (from the Latin caput, head) forms the crowning member of the column, which projects on each side as it rises, in order to support the abacus and unite the square form of the latter with the circular shaft. ... The Corinthian order as used for the portico of the Pantheon, Rome provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects, through the medium of engravings. ... Columns redirects here. ...

The inverted bell is used in shape classification in pottery^[1], often featured in archaeology as well as in modern times. Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Bold textSUCK ON THAT MUTHA FUCKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

The inverted bell curve is sometimes called well curve. The graph of the probability density function of the normal distribution is sometimes called the bell curve or the bell-shaped curve; see normal distribution. ...

A bell ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 638 KB) Summary The Zygmunt Bell, Kraków, Poland. ...	A Greco-Bactrian Corinthian capital ImageMetadata File history File links CorinthianCapitalDrawing. ... Approximate extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 220 BCE. The Greco-Bactrians were a dynasty of Greek kings who controlled Bactria and Sogdiana, an area comprising todays northern Afghanistan and parts of Central Asia, the easternmost area of the Hellenistic world, from 250 to 125 BCE. Their expansion...	Bell-mouth spillway at Llyn Celyn Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2250x1530, 2717 KB) Description: Llyn Celyn bell-mouth spillway Source: photo taken by Velela Date: August 14, 2005 Author: Velela Permission: Velela released under CC-BY-SA-2. ... Spillway of Llyn Brianne dam in Wales A Spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flood flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that has been dammed. ... Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed in 1961 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in North Wales. ...	Inverted-bell beakers from the Beaker culture Image File history File links Beakerculture. ... A beaker is a small ceramic or metal drinking vessel shaped to be held in the hands. ... approximate extent of the Beaker culture The Beaker culture (also Bell-Beaker culture, Beaker people, or Beaker folk, German Glockenbecherkultur), ca. ...
Vorticella protozoa Vorticella is a genus of protozoan. ... Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Protozoa Protozoa (in Greek proto = first and zoa = animal) are single-celled eukaryotes (organisms whose cells have nuclei) that commonly show characteristics usually associated with animals, most notably mobility and heterotrophy. ...

References

1. ^ "Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles: Identification & Value Guide" (2002), ISBN 157432277X