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Definition: BELL-MOUTHED

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bell-mouthedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bell-mouthedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bell-mouthed.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Bell-mouthed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Expressions: BELL-MOUTHED

Expressions Domain Definition
Bell-mouthed tube Mechanical Engineering Form of convergent inlet air tube used to direct air into the inlet of a gas turbine engine. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: BELL-MOUTHED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bell-mouthedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bell-mouthedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bell-mouthed.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BELL-MOUTHED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Expressions: BELL-MOUTHED

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Bell-mouthed tubeMechanical EngineeringForm of convergent inlet air tube used to direct air into the inlet of a gas turbine engine. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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