bel
IPA: bˈɛɫ
noun
- A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.
- (mythology) A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
- (Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.
- A female given name.
- Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”) [A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.]
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Examples of "bel" in Sentences
- Rabin played in a bel canto style.
- Stifler attend Bel Air High School.
- The choir became The Bel Canto Chorus.
- The Bel Canto section is only the start of it.
- Beautiful alliance would be 'le bel alliance'.
- The band was formed out of the ashes of The Bel Airs.
- The definitions of the decibel and bel use base 10 logarithms.
- A sun god and lawgiver, Bel is also the king of all the other gods.
- Bel sends one of his sons to entreat him to return, but he is refused.
- The word was first coined during the rise of the bel canto method of singing.
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