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bel
(bĕl)n. Abbr. b or B
Ten decibels.
[After Alexander Graham Bell.]
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bel
(bɛl)n
(Units) a unit for comparing two power levels, equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the two powers. Symbols: B or b See also decibel
[C20: named after Alexander Graham Bell]
Bel
(beɪl)n
(Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology) the god of the earth
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bel1
(bɛl)n.
ten decibels.
[1925–30; after A. German. Bell]
bel2
(bɛl)n.
Bel.
1. Belgian.
2. Belgium.
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Noun | 1. | Bel - a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurement |
2. | Bel - Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil Babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia |
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bel
n. bel, belio, unidad que expresa la intensidad relativa de un sonido.
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