Meaning

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

    бе́лbél

    белbel

More definitions
  • Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
  • a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
measure of relative power:
Русский
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measure of relative power:

Origin

Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

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Forms

plural: bels
Singularbel
Pluralbels

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels:B

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bel — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto