bel

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Alexander G. Bell

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bel (plural bels)

  1. A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

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References[edit]

  • Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish bel (waist; spade).

Noun[edit]

bel m

  1. (anatomy) waist
  2. spade

Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

bel m (plural bels)

  1. baa, bleat

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bel m, f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje)

  1. bell
  2. bubble

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Verb[edit]

bel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bellen
  2. imperative of bellen

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

see beau

Adjective[edit]

bel

  1. Form of beau to be used before masculine nouns starting with a vowel or a mute "h".
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Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

bel m (plural bels)

  1. bel

Anagrams[edit]


Italian[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

bel

  1. preconsonantal masculine singular form of bello

Descendants[edit]


Jamaican Creole[edit]

Noun[edit]

bel

  1. bell

Jèrriais[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse bǿli.

Noun[edit]

bel m (plural bels)

  1. courtyard, yard, patio
  2. farmyard

Derived terms[edit]


Ladino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish bel (waist).

Noun[edit]

bel m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביל)

  1. (anatomy) waist

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bel (plural bels)

  1. fine (clarification of this Middle English definition is being sought)

Old French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bel m (feminine bele, masculine plural bels, feminine plural beles)

  1. beautiful

Old Provençal[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin bellus

Adjective[edit]

bel m (feminine singular bela, masculine plural bels, feminine plural belas)

  1. beautiful

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /bêːl/

Adjective[edit]

bȇl (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̑л)

  1. Alternative form of bȅo.

Slovene[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bel

  1. white

Declension[edit]


Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English belly

Noun[edit]

bel

  1. abdomen, belly (of a human)
  2. underside
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:14 (translation here):
      Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.
  3. the fuselage of an airplane.

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Turkic bél, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l(k).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbɛl/

Noun[edit]

bel

  1. waist
  2. spade

Declension[edit]


Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Berg

Noun[edit]

bel (plural bels)

  1. mountain

Declension[edit]