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☆ bel (bel)

noun

Physics a unit used for measuring sound intensity, equal to 10 decibels: abbrev. B

Etymology: after Alexander Graham Bell

Bel1 definition

Bel (bāl)

noun

Bab. Myth. the god of heaven and earth

Etymology: Akkadian form of Baal

Bel2 definition

Bel

Belgium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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