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  • 31Bell trap — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 32Bell — may refer to: Devices that produce sound * Altar bell, a bell rung during the Catholic Mass. * Bell character, a character that produces an audible signal at a terminal. * Bell effect, a musical technique similar to an arpeggio. * Bell… …

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  • 33bell — ► NOUN 1) a deep inverted metal cup that sounds a clear musical note when struck. 2) a device that buzzes or rings to give a signal. 3) (bells) a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal tubes, played by being struck. 4) Nautical the time… …

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  • 34Bell curve — can refer to:* Normal distribution, whose density function graph is a bell shaped curve * The Bell Curve , a book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray * Bell curve grading, a method of evaluating scholastic performance …

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  • 35Bell bearer — Bell bear er (Zo[ o]l.) A Brazilian leaf hopper ({Bocydium tintinnabuliferum}), remarkable for the four bell shaped appendages of its thorax. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36bell curve — bell′ curve n. sta a frequency distribution in statistics that resembles the outline of a bell when plotted on a graph Also called bell shaped curve …

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  • 37bell jar — n. a bell shaped container or cover made of glass, used to keep gases, air, moisture, etc. in or out: also bell glass …

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  • 38bell-heather — bellˈ heather noun A variety of erica with bell shaped flowers • • • Main Entry: ↑bell …

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  • 39bell-shapedcurve — bell shaped curve (bĕlʹshāpt ) n. Variant of bell curve. * * * …

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  • 40bell pepper — n. 1. the large, sweet, bell shaped, tropical American red pepper used as a vegetable 2. the plant (Capsicum frutescens var. grossum) on which these grow: see CAPSICUM (sense 1) * * *       any of various thick fleshed, mild peppers of the genus… …

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