bel

bel

 (bĕl)

n. Abbr. b or B

Ten decibels.

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[After Alexander Graham Bell.]

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bel

(bɛl)

n

(Units) a unit for comparing two power levels, equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the two powers. Symbols: B or b See also decibel

[C20: named after Alexander Graham Bell]

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Bel

(beɪl)

n

(Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology) the god of the earth

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bel¹

(bɛl)

n.

ten decibels.

[1925–30; after A. German. Bell]

bel²

(bɛl)

n.

Bel.

1. Belgian.

2. Belgium.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bel - a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels B sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurement
	2.	Bel - Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil Babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

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Translations

bel

bel

n. bel, belio, unidad que expresa la intensidad relativa de un sonido.

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