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'''Bell''' may refer to:
== Devices that produce sound ==
* [[Altar bell]], a bell rung during the Catholic Mass.
* [[Bell character]], a character that produces an audible signal at a terminal.
* [[Bell effect]], a musical technique similar to an [[arpeggio]].
* [[Bell (instrument)]], a simple sound-making device.
* [[Bell unit]] (bel), measure of the ratio between two quantities.
* [[Bell (wind)]], the round, flared opening of a wind instrument opposite the mouthpiece.
* [[Bell cymbal]], a small cymbal. The '''bell''' is also the center, rounded part of a cymbal.
* [[Bell (school)]], a bell that signals transitions during a school day.
* [[Bell tree]], instrument made of nested bells
* [[Bermuda carriage bell]], used in vehicles as a warning to pedestrians
* [[Carillon]], an instrument which utilizes bells, normally housed in a bell tower, and played from a keyboard
* [[Chime (bell instrument)]], similar to a carillon, but with fewer bells
* [[Church bell]], a bell hanging in a church tower
* [[Electric bell]], such as a doorbell or buzzer
* [[Handbell]], a handheld bell, rung singly (such as a school bell) or in tuned sets played by a bell choir
* [[Jingle bell]], a spherical bell that produces a distinct "jingle" sound
* [[Last call bell]], a bell that signals the closing of a bar
* [[Mark tree]], a set of small hanging chimes, sometimes mislabeled as a wind chime
* Orchestra bell, better known as [[Glockenspiel]]
* [[Ship's bells]], bells which mark time on a ship
* [[Slave bell]], used to regulate slavery
* [[Tubular bell]], used in tuned sets as in a longcase clock, orchestral chime, organ, or tower
== In Communication ==
* [[Alexander Graham Bell]], inventor
* [[Bell Centennial]], a 1978 typeface developed for use in phone books
* [[Bell Gothic]], a 1938 typeface developed for use in phone books
* [[Bell Labs]], a research & development laboratory
* [[Bell Operating Company]], one of the local telephone companies owned by AT&T prior to 1984.
* [[Bell System]], North America's telephone system from the 1880s to the 1980s
* [[Regional Bell Operating Company]], sometimes known as "Baby Bells"
** [[AT&T]], [[Verizon]], and [[Qwest]], Bell Telephone Companies, formerly known by names such as [[New Jersey Bell]], [[Illinois Bell]], etc.
** [[Cincinnati Bell]]
* [[Bell Canada]], one of the major [[Canada|Canadian]] [[telecommunications]] companies, including subsidiaries [[Bell Aliant]], [[Bell Nordiq]], [[Télébec]], [[NorthernTel]], [[NorthwesTel]], [[Bell Sympatico]], [[Bell Mobility]], and [[Bell ExpressVu]]
* [[Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company]], a former company in [[Antwerp]] ([[Belgium]]), now part of [[Alcatel]].
* ''[[The Bell Telephone Hour]]'', a television show
The word "bell" also can mean a signal from a [[engine order telegraph]] on a ship or submarine.
== Places ==
;[[Australia]]
* [[Bell, New South Wales]]
* [[Bell, Queensland]]
* [[Bell Park, Victoria]]
* [[Bells Beach]], an internationally famous surf beach in Victoria
* [[Bell railway station, Melbourne]], railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
* [[Bell railway station, New South Wales]]
;[[Canada]]
* [[Bell Centre]], a stadium in Montreal
* [[Bell Island]], Newfoundland and Labrador
;[[Germany]]
* [[Bell, Mayen-Koblenz]], Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
* [[Bell, Rhein-Hunsrück]], Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
;[[United States]]
* [[Bell, California]]
* [[Bell, Florida]]
* [[Bell Acres, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Bell Buckle, Tennessee]]
* [[Bell Center, Wisconsin]]
* [[Bell City, Missouri]]
* [[Bells Corners, Ontario]]
* [[Bell County, Kentucky]]
* [[Bell County, Texas]]
* [[Bell Gardens, California]]
* [[Bell Hill, Washington]]
* [[Bell Township, Pennsylvania]]
;See also
* [[Bell High School]] (disambiguation)
* [[Bellville]] (disambiguation)
== In Biology ==
* [[Bell Miner]], colonial honeyeater endemic to southeastern Australia
* [[Bell pepper]], Cultivar Group of the species ''Capsicum annuum''
* [[Bellbird]], several kinds of bird in various regions of the world that are noted for their far-carrying bell-like call
* [[Diving bell spider]], spider which lives entirely under water
* Bell, the umbrella-shaped, non-stinging part of [[medusas]] in [[jellyfish]]
* Bell, the [[Corolla (flower)|corolla]] of a flower
* Bell, the bellow or cry of a [[Rut (mammalian reproduction)|rutting]] [[Deer|stag]] or [[hunting dog]]
== In Mathematics ==
* [[Bell curve]], illustrates ''normal distribution'' in statistics
** [[Bell curve grading]], a use of the bell curve in comparing student achievement and converting percent and percentile grades to letter grades
* [[Bell number]], the number of partitions of a set with n members
* [[Bell's theorem]], the most famous legacy of the late John Bell
== Other ==
* Bell (architecture), the part of the [[capital]] of a column between the [[Abacus (architecture)|abacus]] and [[neck molding]]; especially, the nearly bell-shaped naked core assumed to exist within the leafage of a [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] capital
* [[Bell (crater)]], a crater on Earth's moon
* [[Bell (fictional currency)]], a fictional currency in Nintendo's Animal Crossing series of video games
* [[Bell (Monotype)]], a 1788 serif typeface
* [[Bell barrow]], a burial mound
* [[Bell beaker]], prehistoric pottery
* [[Bell bottoms]], a style of trousers
* "Bell end", a British slang term for the [[Glans penis]]
* [[Bell Helicopter]], an American helicopter manufacturer
* [[Bell housing]], part of an automotive transmission
* [[Bell lineage]], a lineage or clan of the [[Duala people]] of Cameroon
* [[Bell pit]], a type of coal mine
* [[Bell Records]]
* [[Diving bell]], a hollow inverted vessel for diving below water
* ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', popular American teen sitcom that is known under varying titles
* [[The Bell]], a supposed anti-gravity experiment by Nazi scientists
* [[The Liberty Bell]], American bell of great historic significance
* [[USS Bell|USS ''Bell'']], one of two ships in the United States Navy
* [[Bells (Blackadder)]], an episode of the British sitcom ''Blackadder II''
* [[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]], a novel by [[Iris Murdoch]]
* [[The Bells (band)|The Bells]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[rock band]]
* [[The Bells]], a poem by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
* [[Bells (whisky)|Bells]], a brand of scotch marketed by [[Diageo]]
* [[meteorite|The Bells]] of [[1961]], meteorite which fell in [[Texas]], United States (see [[Meteorite falls]])
==See also==
* [[Bel]]
* [[Bell House]]
* [[Bell (surname)]]
* [[Belle]]
==External link==
* [http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33408 Bells on Sunday] - list of various bells
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