bel

Etymology 1
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Belarusian: бел
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Macedonian: бел
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Tatar: бел
 * Thai: เบล
 * Ukrainian: бел

Etymology 1
Borrowed from (🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1)  waist

Etymology 2
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) spade

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬 for the determiner use.

Adjective

 * 1) strange (in certain expressions)

Determiner

 * 1) any, anyone

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  back of the body
 * 2)  small of the back
 * 3)  waist
 * 4)  saddleback, saddle, col
 * 1)  small of the back
 * 2)  waist
 * 3)  saddleback, saddle, col
 * 1)  saddleback, saddle, col

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) spade

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) bell

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) belly

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * 1) bale

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1) baa, bleat

Noun

 * 1)  bel

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) bell
 * 2)  segment of a rattlesnake's rattle

Etymology 2
Probably a variant of

Noun

 * 1) bubble

Etymology 3
Compare the semantic development of, but it is not certain whether the sense rag here is related to the sense referring to vulgar women, which is barely attested as simplex. Alternatively, the compounds featuring this words have been explained as being formed by analogy with or perhaps ; note, which is attested as early as 1599 and may be related to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  rag
 * 2)  loose, vulgar woman

Etymology 1
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Usage notes

 * used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like, where the h is silent: un bel homme

Etymology 2
Named for

Noun

 * 1)   unit of sound intensity

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) belt
 * 2) seatbelt

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  a unit of measurement

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  internal part a variant form of, used in derivatives

Noun

 * 1)  measure of relative power

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) bell

Verb

 * 1)  To make phone call.

Etymology 2
From, after Alexander Graham Bell.

Noun

 * 1)  bel, a measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) thigh, waist

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  waist

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) smoke

Etymology
From, compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) smoke

Etymology
From, , from , from. .

Adjective

 * 1) Of fine quality: good, nice, appealing.
 * 2) Physically appealing; attractive, pretty.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  courtyard, yard, patio
 * 2)  farmyard

Etymology 1
Named after.

Noun

 * 1)  logarithmic measure of sound pressure

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) moment, instant
 * 2) gap, space

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) graceful, elegant, courteous
 * 2) noble
 * 3)  good, as in, my good sir, my good lady
 * 4) * late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
 * "fro"

- Biax sire, fait li quens, car laisciés ester. Nicolete est une caitive que j’amenai d’estrange tere


 * 1) handsome; beautiful

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) beautiful

Etymology 1

 * compare 🇨🇬. Ultimately.

Alternative forms

 * behld

Noun

 * 1)  fish

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) white

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) abdomen, belly
 * 2) underside
 * 3) the fuselage of an airplane.
 * 1) the fuselage of an airplane.

Derived terms

 * bel i hevi/bel hevi
 * rausim bel

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) waist

Etymology 2
From, variant of , from.

Noun

 * 1)   spade

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * 1) mark, sign

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  waistline

Etymology 2
.

Noun

 * 1)  shovel, spade

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) mountain

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) bell
 * 2) doorbell

Adjective

 * 1) flat, wide