Definitions for bel
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1. Bel, Bnoun

   a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

2. Belnoun

   Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

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1. belnoun

   A measure of relative power, defined as log(P /P ), where P and P are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

2. Etymology: Ultimately from
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1. bel

   The term "bel" is a unit of measurement for sound intensity and power ratios, named after the inventor of telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. However, it is more commonly used in its smaller subunit form, the decibel. It is primarily used in acoustics, telecommunications, and audio technology.

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1. Belnoun

   the Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal

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1. Bel

   Bel, signifying "lord" or "master", is a title rather than a genuine name, applied to various gods in Babylonian religion. The feminine form is Belit 'Lady, Mistress'. Bel is represented in Greek as Belos and in Latin as Belus. Linguistically Bel is an East Semitic form cognate with Northwest Semitic Ba‘al with the same meaning. Early translators of Akkadian believed that the ideogram for the god called in Sumerian Enlil was to be read as Bel in Akkadian. This is now known to be incorrect; but one finds Bel used in referring to Enlil in older translations and discussions. Bel became especially used of the Babylonian god Marduk and when found in Assyrian and neo-Babylonian personal names or mentioned in inscriptions in a Mesopotamian context it can usually be taken as referring to Marduk and no other god. Similarly Belit without some disambiguation mostly refers to Bel Marduk's spouse Sarpanit. However Marduk's mother, the Sumerian goddess called Ninhursag, Damkina, Ninmah and other names in Sumerian, was often known as Belit-ili 'Lady of the Gods' in Akkadian. Of course other gods called "Lord" could be and sometimes were identified totally or in part with Bel Marduk. The god Malak-bel of Palmyra is an example, though in the later period from which most of our information comes he seems to have become very much a sun god which Marduk was not.

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1. BEL

   What does BEL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BEL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. BEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bel is ranked #49268 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bel surname appeared 427 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bel.
   
   69% or 295 total occurrences were White.
   10.7% or 46 total occurrences were Black.
   10.5% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.6% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Semitic Deity
   • Sound Unit

Anagrams for bel »

1. elb

How to pronounce bel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bel in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bel in a Sentence

1. Leah Askarinam:

   Gubernatorial candidates can campaign on issues that are state-specific like the states budget and education funding -- and they can cross party lines without facing the same kind of political pressure as The GOP candidates who have to work with a national legislature, weve seen candidates like John Bel Edwards support state policies that limit abortion access, for example, which is a much more difficult stance to take as a Democrat in The GOP.

2. Donald Trump:

   Youre not allowed to hit your Republican opponent, youre only allowed to hit John Bel Edwards.

3. Human Rights Campaign:

   Legislators and supporters who say it is about a level playing field can not even provide an example of one incident where this issue has even occurred. I hope John Bel Edwards keeps John Bel Edwards word and vetoes this terrible legislation.

4. John Bel Edwards:

   My position hasn't changed. In eight years in the Legislature, I was Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, when I ran for governor, I said that I was pro-life. And so that's something that's consistent.

5. Maamoun Abdelkarim:

   We have been into the museum and to the Temple of Bel, the amphitheatre, and the colonnaded street.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bel
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bel
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html