Bell

Bell  (bl)

A city of southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Population: 37,300.

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Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922. Scottish-born American inventor of the telephone. The first demonstration of electrical transmission of speech by his apparatus took place in 1876. Bell also invented the audiometer, an early hearing aid, and improved the phonograph.

Alexander Graham Bell

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Bell, (Arthur) Clive (Howard) 1881-1964.

British critic who proposed his aesthetic theory of significant form in Art (1914).

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Bell, James Thomas Known as "Cool Papa." 1903-1991.

American baseball player who spent his entire career in the Negro Leagues (1922-1950). Considered by many to be the fastest base runner ever, he reportedly stole 175 bases in 200 games in 1933.

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bell ¹  (bl)

n.

1. A hollow metal musical instrument, usually cup-shaped with a flared opening, that emits a metallic tone when struck.

2. Something resembling such an instrument in shape or sound, as:

a. The round, flared opening of a wind instrument at the opposite end from the mouthpiece.

b. bells A percussion instrument consisting of metal tubes or bars that emit tones when struck.

c. A hollow, usually inverted vessel, such as one used for diving deep below the surface of a body of water.

d. The corolla of a flower: "In a cowslip's bell I lie" (Shakespeare).

3. Nautical

a. A stroke on a hollow metal instrument to mark the hour.

b. The time indicated by the striking of this instrument, divided into half hours.

v. belled, bell·ing, bells

v.tr.

1. To put a bell on.

2. To cause to flare like a bell.

v.intr.

To assume the form of a bell; flare.

Idiom:

bell the cat

To perform a daring act.

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[Middle English belle, from Old English.]

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bell ²  (bl)

n.

The bellowing or baying cry of certain animals, such as a deer in rut or a beagle on the hunt.

intr.v. belled, bell·ing, bells

To utter long, deep, resonant sounds; bellow.

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[From Middle English bellen, to bellow, from Old English bellan.]

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Bell [bɛl]

n

1. (Biographies / Bell, Acton, Currer) Acton, Currer (ˈkʌrə), and Ellis. pen names of the sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë

2. (Biographies / Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922) M, USnational of birth: Scottish, SCIENCE: scientist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Alexander Graham. 1847-1922, US scientist, born in Scotland, who invented the telephone (1876)

3. (Biographies / Bell, Sir Francis Henry Dillon (1851-1936) M, New Zealand, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Sir Francis Henry Dillon. 1851-1936, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925)

4. (Biographies / Bell, Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian) (1868-1926) F, British, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: traveller, WRITING: writer, POLITICS: diplomat) Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian). 1868-1926, British traveller, writer, and diplomat; secretary to the British High Commissioner in Baghdad (1917-26)

5. (Biographies / Bell, Joshua (1967 M, US, MUSIC: violinist) Joshua. born 1967, US violinist

6. (Biographies / Bell, Susan) Jocelyn (1943 F, British, SCIENCE: astronomer) (Susan) Jocelyn, married name Jocelyn Burnell, born 1943, British radio astronomer, who discovered the first pulsar

7. (Biographies / Bell, Vanessa (1879-1961) F, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Vanessa, original name Vanessa Stephen. 1879-1961, British painter; a member of the Bloomsbury group, sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of the art critic Clive Bell (1881-1964)

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bell¹

n

1. (Music / Instruments) a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) the sound made by such an instrument or device, as for showing the hours or marking the beginning or end of a period of time

3. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) an electrical device that rings or buzzes as a signal

4. (Music / Instruments) the bowl-shaped termination of the tube of certain musical wind instruments, such as the trumpet or oboe

5. (Music / Instruments) any musical percussion instrument emitting a ringing tone, such as a glockenspiel, one of a set of hand bells, etc Compare chime¹ [3]

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a signal rung on a ship's bell to count the number of half-hour intervals during each of six four-hour watches reckoned from midnight. Thus, one bell may signify 12.30, 4.30, or 8.30 a.m. or p.m

7. (Transport / Nautical Terms) See diving bell

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a structure resembling a bell in shape, such as the corolla of certain flowers or the body of a jellyfish

9. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Brit slang a telephone call (esp in the phrase give someone a bell)

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

bell, book, and candle

a.  instruments used formerly in excommunications and other ecclesiastical acts

b.  Informal the solemn ritual ratification of such acts

ring a bell to sound familiar; recall to the mind something previously experienced, esp indistinctly

sound as a bell in perfect condition

the bells the ringing of bells, in a church or other public building, at midnight on December 31st, symbolizing the beginning of a new year

vb

1. to be or cause to be shaped like a bell

2. (tr) to attach a bell or bells to

bell the cat to undertake a dangerous mission

[Old English belle; related to Old Norse bjalla, Middle Low German bell; see bell²]

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bell²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a bellowing or baying cry, esp that of a hound or a male deer in rut

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to utter (such a cry)

[Old English bellan; related to Old Norse belja to bellow, Old High German bellan to roar, Sanskrit bhāsate he talks; see bellow]

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bell¹ (bɛl)
n.

1. a hollow metal instrument, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, that produces a ringing sound when struck.

2. any device, as an electronic circuit, that produces a similar sound.

3. the stroke or sound of a bell.

4. something having the form of a bell, as the flared end of a musical wind instrument.

5. any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship.

6. umbrella (def. 2).

v.t.

7. to cause to flare like a bell.

8. to put a bell on.

v.i.

9. to take or have the form of a bell.

Idioms:

1. bell the cat, to attempt something dangerous or daring.

2. with bells on, eagerly; ready to enjoy oneself.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English belle, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German belle]

bell² (bɛl)
v.i.

1. to bellow; bay.

n.

2. a bellowing or baying sound, esp. of a stag in rut or a hunting dog.

[1275–1325; Middle English; Old English bellan to roar, c. Middle Dutch bel(l)en, Old High German bellan, Old Norse belja]

Bell (bɛl)

n.

Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone.

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bell - The flared open end of a wind instrument.

See also related terms for wind+instrument.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bell - a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck acoustic device - a device for amplifying or transmitting sound church bell - a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); "church bells were ringing all over town" clapper, tongue - metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side cowbell - a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located death bell, death knell - a bell rung to announce a death dinner bell - a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served electric bell - a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current fire bell - a bell rung to give a fire alarm school bell - a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class sheep bell - a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located shop bell - a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop signaling device - a device used to send signals cascabel, sleigh bell - a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh sound bow - contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes warning bell, tocsin - a bell used to sound an alarm
	2.	bell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed buzzer, doorbell night bell - a doorbell to be used at night push button, button, push - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
	3.	bell - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" toll sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" knell - the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something angelus, angelus bell - the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
	4.	bell - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. ship's bell sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
	5.	bell - the shape of a bell                   bell shape, campana curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
	6.	Bell - a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) Alexander Melville Bell, Melville Bell
	7.	Bell - English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
	8.	Bell - United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell
	9.	bell - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument chime, gong carillon - set of bells hung in a bell tower handbell - a bell that is held in the hand percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
	10.	bell - the flared opening of a tubular device blunderbuss - a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle funnel - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Verb	1.	bell - attach a bell to; "bell cows"         attach - cause to be attached

Translations

bell [bel]

A. N

1. (= church bell) → campana f; (= handbell) → campanilla f; (= doorbell, electric bell) → timbre m; (for cow) → cencerro m; (for cat, on toy, dress etc) → cascabel m
two/eight bells (Naut) las medias horas de cada guardia marítima
to ring a bell that rings a bell → eso me suena
it doesn't ring a bell with me → no me suena
he was saved by the bell (lit) (Boxing) → le salvó la campana (fig) → se salvó por los pelos

2. [of trumpet] → pabellón m; [of flower] → campanilla f

3. (Brit) (= phone call) I'll give you a bell → te llamaré

B. CPD bell glass, bell jar N → fanal m, campana f de cristal
bell pull N → campanilla f
bell push N → pulsador m de timbre
bell rope N → cuerda f de campana
bells and whistles NPL (esp Comput) → elementos mpl accesorios (pej) → florituras fpl
bell tent N → pabellón m
bell tower N → campanario m

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bell [ˈbɛl] n

[church] → cloche f; (small) → clochette f, grelot m
Our cat has a bell on its neck → Notre chat a une clochette à son collier.
as clear as a bell → clair(e) comme de l'eau de roche
to be as sound as a bell → être en parfait état
that rings a bell (reminds me of sth) → cela me rappelle qch

(on door) → sonnette f
to ring the bell → sonner à la porte
I've been ringing the door bell for ages → Ça fait un moment que je sonne à la porte.

(electric) → sonnerie f

to give sb a bell (British) (= phone) → donner un coup de fil à qn
bell-bottomed trousers [ˈbɛlbɒtəmd] bell-bottoms [ˈbɛlbɒtəmz] npl → pantalon m (à) pattes d'éléphant

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bell:

bell-bottomed trousers (esp Brit), bell-bottoms

pl → ausgestellte Hosen

bellboy

n (esp US) → Page m, → Hoteljunge m

bell captain

n (US) → Chef(in) m(f) → der Hotelpagen

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bell:

bellflower

n (Bot) → Glockenblume f

bell heather

n → Glockenheide f

bellhop

n (US) = bellboy

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bell:

bell pull

n → Klingelzug m

bell push

n → Klingel f

bell-ringer

n → Glöckner m

bell-ringing

n → Glockenläuten nt

bell rope

n (in church) → Glockenstrang m; (in house) → Klingelzug m

bells and whistles

pl (esp Comput inf: = additional features) → Extras pl

bell-shaped

adj → glockenförmig, kelchförmig

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bell:

bell tent

n → Rundzelt nt

bell tower

n → Glockenturm m

bellwether

n → Leithammel m

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bell¹

n

→ Glocke f; (small: on toys, pet’s collar etc) → Glöckchen nt, → Schelle f; (= school bell, doorbell, of bicycle) → Klingel f, → Glocke f (dated); (= handbell also) → Schelle f; (of typewriter, Telec) → Klingel f; as clear as a bell (voice) → glasklar; picture → gestochen scharf; hear, sound → laut und deutlich; as sound as a bell → kerngesund

(= sound of bell) → Läuten nt; (of doorbell, school bell, telephone etc) → Klingeln nt; (in athletics) → Glocke f → zur letzten Runde; there’s the bell → es klingelt or läutet; was that the bell? → hat es gerade geklingelt or geläutet?; the teacher came in on the bell → der Lehrer kam mit dem Klingeln or Läuten herein; he’s coming up to the bell → er geht nun in die letzte Runde; it was 3.02 at the bell → zu Beginn der letzten Runde hatte er eine Zeit von 3.02; to give somebody a bell (Brit inf) → jdn anrufen

(Naut) → Schiffsglocke f; (= ringing) → Läuten nt → (der Schiffsglocke); (for time also) → Glasen nt (spec); it is eight bells → es ist acht Glas (spec); to ring one bell → einmal glasen (spec)

(of flower) → Glocke f, → Kelch m; (of trumpet) → Stürze f; (of loudspeaker) → (Schall)trichter m

vt → eine Glocke/ein Glöckchen umhängen (+dat); to bell the cat (fig) → der Katze die Schelle umhängen

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bell²

n (of stag) → Röhren nt

vi → röhren

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bell [bɛl] n (small, on door, electric) → campanello; (church bell) → campana; (on cats, harness) → sonaglio; (on cow) → campanaccio; (of telephone) → soneria
that rings a bell (fig) → mi ricorda qualcosa

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bell (bel) noun

1. a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside. church bells. klok جَرَس камбана sino zvon(ek) die Glocke klokke καμπάνα campana kell ناقوس؛ زنگوله kello cloche פַּעֲמוֹן घंटा zvono harang lonceng klukka, bjalla campana 鐘 종, 벨 varpas zvans loceng klok klokke, bjelle dzwon زنګ، کښکړی sino clopot колокол zvon zvon zvono klocka, bjällra ระฆัง; กระดิ่ง çan 鐘 дзвін; дзвоник گھنٹی cái chuông 钟

2. any other mechanism for giving a ringing sound. Our doorbell is broken. deurklokkie كل أداة كالجَرَس звънец campainha zvonek die Klingel ringeklokke κουδούνι timbre, campanilla kell زنگ kello sonnette, timbre פַּעֲמוֹן घर की घंटी zvono csengő bel bjalla campanello ベル 종 모양의 것 skambutis zvaniņš; zvārgu- lis loceng pintu bel ringeklokke dzwonek زنګ campainha sonerie звонок zvonček zvonec zvonjava ringklocka, dörrklocka ของที่มีเสียงคล้ายระฆังหรือกระดิ่ง zil 鈴 дзвінок گھنٹی بجانا chuông cửa 铃

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Bell → جرس zvon klokke Glocke καμπάνα campana soittokello cloche zvono campana 鐘 종 bel bjelle dzwon sino звонок klocka ระฆัง zil cái chuông 铃