Bell

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Bell has a range of meanings:

A bell is a simple sound-making device, including Tubular bells and cowbells.
A bell is the portion of a musical instrument where the sound exits.
Ship's bells mark the time on a ship.
The Bel (one 'L') is a measement of audio level (volume)
On a wind instrument the bell is the round, flared opening at the opposite end from the mouthpiece.
A diving bell is a hollow, usually inverted vessel, such as one used for diving deep below the surface of a body of water.
In botany, the bell is the corolla of a flower: “In a cowslip's bell I lie” (Shakespeare).
Bell is also a slang term for the penis.

Also:

Bell is the name of some places

and also of some companies:

Bell Aircraft Corporation
Bell Helmets
Bell Telephone Laboratories and hence
- Bell Gothic & Bell Centennial typefaces

and of some notable persons:

Other people named Bell

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