- a unit for comparing two power levels, equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the two powers
See also decibel
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bel1
(bel),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
bel2 (bel),USA pronunciation n.
Bel.,
- Physicsa unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- named after A. German. Bell 1925–30
bel2 (bel),USA pronunciation n.
- bael.
Bel.,
- Belgian.
- Belgic.
- Belgium.
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bel /bɛl/ n
bel /bɛl/ n
Belg.,
- Belgian.
- Place NamesBelgium.
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Bel /beɪl/ n
- (in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology) the god of the earth
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Belg., Bel. abbreviation for
- Belgian
- Belgium
'bel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
B
- bel canto
- beldam
- Belg.
- Bel Paese
- bibelot
- decibel
- embellish
- Sidi-bel-Abbès
- Smith
- bael
- beaux-esprits
- beer belly
- Bel and the Dragon
- bel-esprit
- Belgian Congo
- Belgian endive
- Belgian griffon
- Belgian hare
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- bell
- Bellabella
- Bellacoola
- belladonna lily
- Belleau Wood
- Bellerophon
- bellicose
- bellow
- bellows
- bellows fish
- belly
- bellyache
- belly bust
- bellybutton
- bellybutton surgery
- belly dance
- belly flop
- belly girt
- belly laugh
- belly pan
- belly slam
- Belmont Stakes
- Belshazzar
- Beltane
- beluga
- billet
- care label
- corbel arch