Bell (disambiguation) explained
A bell is a percussion instrument, usually cup-shaped.
Bell may also refer to:
Sound and music
- Bell (wind instrument), a part of a wind instrument
- Bell cymbal, a type of cymbal, tending to be thick and uniformly so, and small
- Bell effect, a musical technique
- Cymbal bell, the most central part of a cymbal
Signals
- Bell, a signal from an engine order telegraph, a communications device used on a ship or submarine
- Alarm bell, used to alert people of a fire or burglary detected or, as part of a traditional alarm clock, to awaken or remind
- Church bell, indicating when to go to church
- Doorbell, a signaling device to alert residents to visitors
- Division bell, used in a parliament to call members to a vote
- Last call bell, a signal that a bar is closing soon
- School bell, a signal used for transitions during a school day
- Ship's bell, a signal for marking time on a ship
People
- Bell (surname), a list of people with the surname Bell
- bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, 1952–2021), American author, academic, and activist
Places
Australia
Canada
Germany
United States
- Bell, California
- Bell, Florida
- Bell, Illinois
- Bell, Oklahoma
- Bell, Wisconsin
- Bell Canyon, California
- Bell City, Missouri
- Bell County, Kentucky
- Bell County, Texas
- Bell Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
Other places
Businesses
Telecommunications
- Bell Canada, a Canadian telecommunications company
- Bell Labs, a research & development organization founded by AT&T, now owned by Nokia
- Bell System, the organization that provided telephone service in the United States until 1984
- Bell Telephone Company, founded in 1877 by the family of Alexander Graham Bell
Other businesses
- Bell Aircraft, a former American aircraft manufacturer
- Bell ID, a Dutch software company
- Bell Inn, Enfield, London, England
- Bell Records, a record label
- Bell Sports, a helmet manufacturer
- Bell (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London
- Bell's Brewery, based in Michigan, U.S.
- Bell's whisky, a brand of Scotch
Science and technology
Transportation
Other uses
See also