Bell 3711 225666087 2008-07-14T20:24:00Z 82.35.51.102 {{wiktionarypar2|bell|Bell}} {{TOCright}} '''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 {{disambig}} [[cs:Bell]] [[da:Bell]] [[de:Bell]] [[es:Bell]] [[eo:Bell]] [[fr:Bell]] [[ko:벨]] [[he:בל]] [[nl:Bell]] [[no:Bell]] [[pl:Bell]] [[ru:Белл]] [[fi:Bell]] [[sv:Bell]] [[vo:Bell]]