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BellNoun1. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck. 2. A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. 3. The sound of a bell: "saved by the bell". 4. (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. 5. The shape of a bell. 6. English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961). 7. American inventor of the telephone (1847-1922). 8. A percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer. 9. The flared opening of a tubular device. Verb1. Attach a bell to; "bell cows". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Computing | Bell |
Bible | Bell The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest's ephod (Ex. 28:33, 34, 35). The "bells of the horses" mentioned by Zechariah (14:20) were attached to the bridles or belts round the necks of horses trained for war, so as to accustom them to noise and tumult. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Biographical Satire | BELL, Alexander Graham, inventor of a well-known necessity and nuisance. Started the saying, "Number, please." Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Fine Arts | An inverted truncated cone, sometimes affixed to the top of organ pipes. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | A sound-emitting metal device which rings when struck by a clapper or hammer. A traditional bell is a hollow body of cast metal in the form of an inverted deep cup. Used aboard ship as a means of announcing time at regular intervals, as a signal when the ship is anchored in a fog, or as an alarm in emergencies. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Bell Acton, Currer, and Ellis. Assumed names of Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë. Bell As the bell clinks, so the fool thinks, or, As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. The tale says when Whittington ran away from his master, and had got as far as Hounslow Heath, he was hungry, tired, and wished to return. Bow Bells began to ring, and Whittington fancied they said, "Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London." The bells clinked in response to the boy's thoughts. "Les gens de peu de judgement sont comme les cloches, à qui Von fait dire tout ce que Von veut." Dickens has the same idea in his Christmas Chimes. The Passing Bell is the hallowed bell which used to be rung when persons were in extremis, to scare away evil spirits which were supposed to lurk about the dying, to pounce on the soul while "passing from the body to its resting-place." A secondary object was to announce to the neighbourhood the fact that all good Christians might offer up a prayer for the safe passage of the dying person into Paradise. We now call the bell rung at a person's decease the "passing bell." The Athenians used to beat on brazen kettles at the moment of a decease to scare away the Furies. Ringing the hallowed bell. Bells were believed to disperse storms and pestilence, drive away devils, and extinguish fire. In France it is still by no means unusual to ring church bells to ward off the effects of lightning. Nor is this peculiar to France, for even in 1852 the Bishop of Malta ordered the church bells to be rung for an hour to "lay a gale of wind." Of course, the supposed efficacy of a bell resides in its having been consecrated. "Funera plango, fulgura frango, sabbata pango, Excito lentos, dissipo ventos, paco cruentos." (Death's tale I tell, the winds dispel, ill-feeling quell, The slothful shake, the storm-clouds break, the Sabbath wake. E.C.B.) Sound as a bell. (See Similes.) Tolling the bell. (for church). A relic of the Ave Bell, which, before the Reformation, was tolled before service to invite worshippers to a preparatory prayer to the Virgin. To bear the bell. To be first fiddle; to carry off the palm; to be the best. Before cups were presented to winners of horse-races, etc., a little gold or silver bell used to be given for the prize. "Jockey and his horse were by their masters sent To put in for the bell... They are to run and cannot miss the bell." North: Forest of Varieties. It does not refer to bell-wethers, or the leading horse of a team, but "bear" means bear or carry off. Who is to bell the cat? Who will risk his own life to save his neighbours? Any one who encounters great personal hazard for the sake of others undertakes to "bell the cat." The allusion is to the fable of the cunning old mouse, who suggested that they should hang a bell on the cat's neck to give notice to all mice of her approach. "Excellent," said a wise young mouse, "but who is to undertake the job?" (See Bell-The-Cat.) "Is there a man in all Spain able and willing to bell the cat [i.e. persuade the queen to abdicate]?" - The Times. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | The enlarged end of a pipe into which the end of another pipe of the same diameter can be fitted so as to form a joint between the two lengths. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | The top refractory element of the trumpet assembly of an uphill teeming set. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Bell shaped metal or refractory material instrument to immerse additives deep into a molten pool. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A cone-shaped mass of ironstone or other substance in the roof of a coal seam. Bells are dangerous as they tend to collapse suddenly and without warning. See also:pot bottom b. A gong used as a signal at mine shafts.c. See:cone. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. They cursed him with bell, book, and candle; an allusion to the popish form of excommunicating and anathematizing persons who had offended the church. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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A bell is a simple sound-making machine, a metallic drum which resonates upon being struck by a clapper. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone.
A small hand-held bell In its most classical form it is a church bell, which is hung within a tower and sounded by having the entire bell swung by ropes, whereupon an internal hinged tongue strikes the body of the bell. Such a bell produces a very loud, clear tone. The traditional metal for these bells is a bronze of about 20% tin. Known as bell metal, this alloy is also the traditional alloy for the finest Turkish and Chinese cymbals.
Bells can be of all sizes: from tiny dress accessories to church bells literally weighing tons. Some bells are used as musical instruments, such as carillons, or ensembles of bell-players using hand-held bells of varying tones.
Bells are common as alarms; church bells formerly functioned as warnings of fire and invasion. The word is also used for the ringer in telephones, on bicycles, and in door bells. Such bells are struck rapidly and repeatedly by a mechanical or electrical clapper.
Bells are also associated with clocks, indicating the hour by ringing. Indeed, the word clock comes from the Latin word cloca, meaning bell.
In the case of clock towers and grandfather clocks, a particular sequence of tones may be played to represent the hour. One common pattern is called the "Westminster Quarters," a sixteen-note pattern named after the Palace of Westminster which popularized it.
Another method of indicating the hour by means of bells is ship's bells.
Finally, old-fashioned alarm clocks use mechanically chiming bells to indicate a preset hour, usually to rouse a person from sleep.
A variant on the bell is the tubular bell or chimes, composed of several metal tubes which are struck manually with hammers. In the case of wind or aeolian chimes, the tubes are blown against one another by the wind.
The Bell telephone company was founded by Alexander Graham Bell.
In the 19th century Bell was acquired by AT&T, often called Ma Bell, which maintained a telephone monopoly in the United States until 1984. The breakup of AT&T led to the creation of seven regional phone companies, called Baby Bells. The name persists in companies such as Pacific Bell and Southwestern Bell, which are now brands of SBC Communications. See Regional Bell operating company. See also Bell Canada.
See also telephone, AT&T, Bell Labs, and Lucent. The bel (one "L") and its derivitative the decibel or dB is a measure named after Alexander Graham Bell and used in several fields, notably audio. See bel.
The Bell Aircraft Corporation, now the Bell Helicopter Division of the conglomerate Textron, manufactured a number of important early aircraft, such as the P-39 Airacobra.
They also made a series of research aircraft, including the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1), and many famous helicopters, including the Bell Model 47 (US army "Sioux"), the Bell Model 204 (aka UH-1 "Huey") and the JetRanger (model 206 or OH-55 Kiowa in army service).
Bell is also the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Bell, California
- Bell, Florida
- Bell Township, Pennsylvania
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The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for many types of helicopters. The company was purchased in 1960 by Textron, and lives on today as Bell Helicopter Textron.The company was founded by Lawrence Bell, who was an early employee and later general manager of the Glenn L. Martin Company, then a manager of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. When Consolidated moved to California in 1935, Bell stayed behind and formed the "Bell Aircraft Corporation" on 10 July 1935, headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
Helicopter development began in 1941, with the company's first, the Bell Model 30 seeing its maiden flight in 1943, and eventually became the most successful part of the company.
Lawrence Bell died in 1956, and for several years afterwards the company was in financial difficulty.
After the Textron purchase, the company was organized as a subsidiary Bell Aerospace Corporation with three divisions. See Bell Helicopter Textron for further history.
Fixed-wing aircraft, in order of development:
See Bell Helicopter for helicopters.
- P-39 Airacobra
- P-63 Kingcobra
- P-59 Airacomet
- XP-77
- XP-83
- X-1
- X-2
- X-5
Reference
- Alain J. Pelletier, Bell Aircraft Since 1935 (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992)
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Bell is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 36,664.Geography
Bell is located at 33°58'42" North, 118°10'58" West (33.978414, -118.182908)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.44% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 36,664 people, 8,918 households, and 7,615 families residing in the city. The population density is 5,708.1/km² (14,802.5/mi²). There are 9,215 housing units at an average density of 1,434.6/km² (3,720.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 48.45% White, 1.28% African American, 1.28% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 43.09% from other races, and 4.78% from two or more races. 90.90% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 8,918 households out of which 57.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% are married couples living together, 18.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% are non-families. 11.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 4.05 and the average family size is 4.27. In the city the population is spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,946, and the median income for a family is $30,504. Males have a median income of $22,596 versus $17,025 for females. The per capita income for the city is $9,905. 24.1% of the population and 21.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 29.7% are under the age of 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bell, California."
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Bell is a town located in Gilchrist County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 349.Geography
Bell is located at 29°45'16" North, 82°51'42" West (29.754443, -82.861712)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 349 people, 125 households, and 91 families residing in the town. The population density is 82.7/km² (213.5/mi²). There are 149 housing units at an average density of 35.3/km² (91.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.99% White, 2.01% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 125 households out of which 43.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% are married couples living together, 16.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% are non-families. 21.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.21. In the town the population is spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $30,156, and the median income for a family is $30,987. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town is $11,790. 17.2% of the population and 13.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.4% are under the age of 18 and 5.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bell, Florida."
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Bell is a town located in Adair County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 602.Geography
Bell is located at 35°44'14" North, 94°31'19" West (35.737087, -94.521859)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.5 km² (22.2 mi²). 57.5 km² (22.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 602 people, 181 households, and 152 families residing in the town. The population density is 10.5/km² (27.1/mi²). There are 189 housing units at an average density of 3.3/km² (8.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 35.71% White, 0.33% African American, 57.81% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 5.98% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 181 households out of which 38.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% are married couples living together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% are non-families. 13.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.33 and the average family size is 3.69. In the town the population is spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $20,000, and the median income for a family is $23,482. Males have a median income of $20,450 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $8,753. 35.1% of the population and 30.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 44.8% are under the age of 18 and 37.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bell, Oklahoma."
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Bell is a town located in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 230.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 156.5 km² (60.4 mi²). 154.4 km² (59.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.32% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 230 people, 115 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density is 1.5/km² (3.9/mi²). There are 412 housing units at an average density of 2.7/km² (6.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 93.91% White, 0.00% African American, 4.35% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 115 households out of which 20.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% are married couples living together, 6.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.42. In the town the population is spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 104.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $29,688, and the median income for a family is $41,000. Males have a median income of $33,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,683. 17.1% of the population and 13.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.3% are under the age of 18 and 18.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bell, Wisconsin."
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John Stewart Bell (June 28 1928 - October 1 1990) was an Irish physicist.
Bell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In 1964 he demonstrated that quantum mechanics is nonlocal and in some ways appears to require supraluminal signaling. He showed that von Neumann’s proof against deterministic quantum mechanics lacked rigor and that Bohm’s work got around von Neumann’s objections through the use of supraluminal signaling. He later defended his work against those distorting its meaning to favor indeterministic quantum theories. He became a supporter of Bohm’s work and called its suppression a "scandal" within physics.
He died in Belfast.
See also:
- EPR paradox
- CHSH inequality
- GHZ experiment
- Quantum entanglement
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For Robert Kool Bell, singer, see Kool & the Gang
Robert Bell (January 16, 1800 - April 12, 1867) was an Irish man of letters.
Bell was born at Cork, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was one of the founders of the Dublin Historical Society. In 1828 he settled in London, where he edited a weekly paper, the Atlas, and until 1841 worked as ajournalist.
His most important work is his annotated edition of the English Poets (24 vols., 1854-1857; new ed., 29 vols., 1866), the works of each poet being prefaced by a memoir. For Lardner's, Cabinet Cyclopaedia he wrote: History of Russia (3 vols., 1836-1838); Lives of English Poets (2 vols., 1839); a continuation, with W Wallace, of Sir James Mackintosh's History of England (vols. iv.-x., 1830-1840); and the fifth volume (1840) of the Lives of the British Admirals, begun by Robert Southey. He was a director of the Royal Literary Fund, and well known for his open-hearted generosity to fellow men of letters.
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BELL | English | British Electric Lamp,Ltd. | Electrical Engineering |
| BEL | English | Bell character | N/A |
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Synonyms: BellSynonyms: bell shape (n), buzzer (n), campana (n), chime (n), doorbell (n), gong (n), ship's bell (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: trumpeted (meteorology & standards, metallurgy), trumpeting (meteorology & standards, metallurgy). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Word of command, call; bugle call, trumpet call; bell, alarum, cry; battle cry, rallying cry; angelus; reveille; sacring bell, sanctus bell. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Yeah, we sat together at Bell Square (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) It rings a bell, yeah (Die Hard: With a Vengeance; writing credit: Jonathan Hensleigh) Saved by the bell! (Die Another Day; writing credit: Neal Purvis) Teacher says every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings (It's a Wonderful Life; writing credit: Philip Van Doren Stern; Frances Goodrich) Well, people kept ringing the bell. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
Lyrics | But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell. ("Johnny B. Goode"; performing artist: Chuck Berry) And says at last it's just the time bell rings (Sultans Of Swing; performing artist: Dire Straits) And she's waiting for the bell (SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY; performing artist: Donna Summer) Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin', (Heartbreak Hotel; performing artist: Elvis Presley) The best thing would be for me to leave Taco Bell and hit up Chess King (Murder Murder (Remix) *; performing artist: Eminem) | |
Clever | Sign at the Pavlov Institute: Knock. Please don't ring bell. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mr. Bell For You (1971) The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) A Bell for Adano (1967) Avonturen van Pietje Bell (1964) | |
Song Titles | My Bell (performing artist: Hollowmen) One Less Bell to Answer (performing artist: The Fifth Dimension) Wedding Bell Blues (performing artist: The Fifth Dimension) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | "Bell Curve" (movie) by Jerry Thornhill. Use the up arrow key to see inside. |  | Bell Boeing 609 Civil Tiltrotor Aircraft. Credit: NASA. |
 | Bell Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV). Credit: NASA. |  | Bell X-14A VTOL. Credit: NASA. |
 | Flags on bell and whistle buoys Using harbor buoys for signals for survey work off the BACHE Black flags showed up best. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Shrimp, snapper, grouper, and stone crab fishing boats at A. P. Bell Fish Co. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Pelicans and seagulls frequent the A. P. Bell Fish Co. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | One man fishing operation tied up at A. P. Bell Fish Co. pier. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Stone crab boat at A. P. Bell Fish. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Lieutenant Bill Harrigan flying Bell 206 during Icy Bay current studies. Credit: Flying With NOAA. |
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| "Green Bell Peppers" by J David Eisenberg Commentary: "Green bell peppers." | "Tinker Bell" by Rene Cerney Commentary: "A cute lil doggie." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Bell rings to signify the beginning of the boxing round. | | School bell ringing repeatedly. |
| Swiss bell. | | Swiss bell ringing once. |
| High fight bell ding. | | Loud bell ring. |
| Bell ring. | | Little brass bell ringing. |
| Boxing fight bell. | | Clanking bell. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Graham Bell | Armies do not protect against the aerial way. |
Bernard Iddings Bell | To be artist and lover, that is the true goal, the only adequate objective, the divinely destined end for man. |
Henry Ward Beecher | When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung. |
Thomas Jefferson | But this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. |
Walter Bagehot | Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell. |
William Shakespeare | Come, let's have one other gaudy night. Call to me. All my sad captains. Fill our bowls once more. Let's mock the midnight bell. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | And the bell was rung, and the carriages spoken for. |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | And soon Bruno went into the hall, and rang the big bell. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | It was with great astonishment, and with a strange, inexplicable dread, that as he looked, he saw this bell begin to swing |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The bell warns them |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The bell rang and then the classes began to file out of the rooms and along the corridors towards the refectory |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | If the bell rings, why should we run |
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Health | Fischer M, Hedberg K, Cardosi P, Plikaytis BD, Hoesly FC, Steingart KR, Bell TA, Fleming DW, Wenger JD, Perkins BA. Tobacco smoke as a risk factor for meningococcal disease. (references) | |
Business | Another important U.S. carrier, Bell South is now present in the market. (references) | |
Tricon will concentrate on the Taco Bell franchise once KFC is fully operational. (references) | ||
Tricon owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC. Tricon Belgium is headquartered in Antwerp. (references) | ||
Children | Cameroon | In June press sources indicated that between 34 and 38 children are detained in the Douala New Bell Prison. (references) |
Economic History | Kenya | Widestream Company won bids for five regions, Safitel Limited two regions and Bell West won one region. (references) |
Bangladesh | The remaining 60.0% use digital switches from NEC (NEAX), CIT/Alcatel (E-10), ITALTEL (Linea-UT), and Shanghai Bell. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | In Douala's New Bell Prison, there were only 7 water taps for a reported 3,500 prisoners; this contributed to poor hygiene, illness, and deaths. (references) |
Colombia | Vice President and Minister of Defense Bell also visited Peque on July 12. Most of the 3,500 persons displaced by this incident returned by late July. (references) | |
Cameroon | In New Bell and other nonmaximum-security penal detention centers, beatings are common and prisoners reportedly are chained or flogged at times in their cells. (references) | |
Travel | Barbados | Currently, telephone operators accept most US calling cards for billing -- Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Southern Bell, Sprint Mid-Atlantic. (references) |
Jamaica | In addition, there are also many U.S. fast food outlets here, such as McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kenny Roger's Roasters Chicken, Popeyes, Wendy's, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Subway. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Kevin Kline | Mr. Bell, a word of warning, as the great wit Aristophanes once wrote, roughly translated, youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Bell" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 56.07% of the time. "Bell" is used about 3,054 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 56.07% | 1,712 | 4,900 |
| Noun (proper) | 43.9% | 1,341 | 5,927 |
| Noun (common) | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,054 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "bell" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bell | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,143 |
| Bell | Last name | 117,000 | 58 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Bell Canada International Incorporated | South Africa | Bell Equipment Limited |
| Switzerland | Bell Holding AG Basel | United Kingdom | Bell Group Plc |
| USA | Bell Industries Incorporated | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Bell, CA (city, FIPS 4870) 2. Bell, FL (town, FIPS 4975) |
Expressions using "bell": Alarm bell ♦ Alexander Bell ♦ alexander graham bell ♦ American Bell Inc. ♦ angelus bell ♦ answer the bell ♦ answer to the bell ♦ area bell ♦ as sound as bell ♦ AT&T Bell Labs ♦ ban with bell book and candle ♦ bear away the bell ♦ bear the bell ♦ bell 103 ♦ bell Acres ♦ Bell and hopper ♦ Bell animalcule ♦ bell apple ♦ Bell arch ♦ Bell bearer ♦ bell book ♦ bell book and candle ♦ bell bottomed ♦ bell boy ♦ bell Buckle ♦ bell buoy ♦ bell button ♦ Bell cage ♦ bell cap ♦ bell captain ♦ Bell carriage ♦ bell Center ♦ bell City ♦ bell clapper ♦ Bell cot ♦ bell cote ♦ bell County ♦ bell crank ♦ bell curve ♦ Bell deck ♦ bell flower ♦ Bell founder ♦ Bell foundery ♦ bell foundry ♦ bell gable ♦ bell Gardens ♦ bell glass ♦ bell guide ♦ Bell hanger ♦ bell headed nail ♦ bell heather ♦ bell hole ♦ bell jar ♦ bell Laboratories ♦ bell Labs ♦ bell lap ♦ bell magpie ♦ bell metal ♦ Bell metal ore ♦ bell morel ♦ bell out ♦ Bell Palsy ♦ Bell paralysis ♦ bell pepper ♦ Bell phenomenon ♦ Bell process ♦ bell prover ♦ bell pull ♦ Bell punch ♦ bell push ♦ bell Ranch ♦ bell ringer ♦ bell ringing ♦ Bell roof ♦ bell rope ♦ bell seat ♦ bell set ♦ bell shape ♦ Bell system of control ♦ bell tent ♦ bell tente ♦ bell the cat ♦ bell toad ♦ bell tower ♦ Bell trap ♦ bell wether ♦ blue Bell ♦ call bell ♦ canterbury bell ♦ carry away the bell ♦ church bell ♦ clang a bell ♦ cow bell ♦ crack the bell ♦ Currer Bell ♦ death bell ♦ dinner bell ♦ Diving bell ♦ dumb bell ♦ electric bell ♦ fairy bell. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bell": bell-and-weathercock, Bell-belgacom, bell-birds, bell-board, bell-bottom, bell-bottomed, bell-bottomed trousers, bell-bottoms, Bell-bow, bell-box, bell-boy, bell-brass, bell-bright, bell-button, bell-casting, bell-chain, bell-code, bell-cow, Bell-faced, bell-flower, bell-founder, bell-founders, bell-glasses, bell-hanging, bell-haunted, bell-hop, Bell-ingram, bell-jar, bell-jars, Bell-Krupp process, bell-laden, bell-lamp, bell-less, bell-like, bell-lyre, bell-man, bell-meaning, bell-metal, bell-mouth, Bell-mouthed, bell-northern, bell-note, bell-notes, bell-panel, bell-pull, bell-pulls, bell-push, bell-pushes, bell-ringer, bell-ringers, bell-ringing, bell-rope, bell-scotch, Bell-shaped, bell-shaped curve, bell-sleeved, bell-sound, bell-sounds, Bell-szekeres, bell-tower, bell-towers, bell-turret, bell-wall, bell-walls, bell-wether, bell-wethers. | |
Ending with "bell": Napier-bell, shop-bell. | |
Containing "bell": dumb-bell-shaped, silver-bell tree. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
catherine bell | 8,857 | southwestern bell phone | 433 |
bell | 4,796 | bell sympatico | 410 |
taco bell | 3,751 | pac bell park | 407 |
bell canada | 2,979 | door bell | 402 |
southwestern bell | 2,962 | southwestern bell yellow page | 402 |
saved by the bell | 2,433 | bell howell | 383 |
art bell | 2,341 | bell menu taco | 368 |
bell mobility | 1,825 | cincinnati bell wireless | 358 |
bell palsy | 1,711 | bell atlantic | 342 |
catherine bell nude | 1,484 | bell express vu | 304 |
pacific bell | 1,436 | pacific bell sbc | 299 |
packard bell | 1,165 | bell and gossett | 286 |
bell expressvu | 915 | tinker bell | 278 |
cincinnati bell | 723 | catherine bell naked | 276 |
liberty bell | 674 | church bell | 271 |
alexander graham bell | 635 | 411 bell | 270 |
wedding bell | 584 | catherine bell pic | 270 |
bell helmet | 580 | bell south white page | 258 |
bell helicopter | 515 | blue bell pa | 257 |
bell center | 476 | catherine bell picture | 247 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "bell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | bel (cause, give, give a ring, ring, ring the bell). (various references) | |
Albanian | zile (buzzer, tinkler), tingëllimë (carillon, chime, clang, clicking, orotundity, ring, ringing, sonority, sound, sounding, tang, tinkle, tinkling, tolling, tone, twang), tingëllim (carillon, chime, clang, clicking, orotundity, ring, ringing, sonority, sound, sounding, tang, tinkle, tinkling, tolling, tone, twang), kumona, klithmë (cry, note, scream, screech, shoot, squall, squeal, yowl), kambanë (campane). (various references) | |
Arabic | كل ما هو جرسي, كأس الزهرة, ناقوس (bell jar, gong), تجرس, خوار (bellow, bellowing, faint-hearted, low, moo, mooing, roar), جؤار, جأر (bellow), جرس (cowbell, gong, timbre), دق الجرس (bell out). (various references) | |
Basque | kaskabilo (small bell). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хлопка (yellow-rattle), чашка (calyx, chalice, cup, drink, envelope, peg, pony, receptacle, shot, thalamus), конус (cone), камбана (campane), вик на елен (troat), звънец, звън (jingle, plunk, ring, ting). (various references) | |
Chinese |
