bel

¹ American  

[bel] / bɛl /

noun

Physics.

1. a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.

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bel ² American  

[bel] / bɛl /

noun

1. bael.

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Bel. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Belgian.

2. Belgic.

3. Belgium.

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bel ¹ British  

/ bɛl /

noun

1. Symbols: B.   b.  a unit for comparing two power levels, equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the two powers See also decibel

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Bel ² British  

/ beɪl /

noun

1. (in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology) the god of the earth

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bel Scientific  

/ bĕl /

1. A unit of measurement equal to ten decibels.

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Etymology

Origin of bel

First recorded in 1925–30; named after A. G. Bell

Example Sentences

The group has been a vocal critic of some of the proposed routes and still has questions about the current proposal, such as how it will affect parts of Sherman Oaks and Bel Air.

From Los Angeles Times

In Philadelphia, the 50-room Hotel Anna & Bel tapped Anthropologie Home to design its Anna Suite, which debuted last April.

From The Wall Street Journal

The challenges of those two roles are one reason that the piece is less commonly performed than other bel canto operas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like the two other bel canto works presented by the company so far this season—the new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” and a revival of Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment”—it was luxuriously cast and conducted.

From The Wall Street Journal

In April the city’s Department of Building and Safety issued permits for the construction of a new single-family home on a vacant lot nestled between Bel Air and Beverly Crest.

From Los Angeles Times