Bel,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bel \Bel\, n.
     The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as
     {Baal}. See {Baal}. --Baruch vi. 41.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.]
     A thorny rutaceous tree ({[AE]gle marmelos}) of India, and
     its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also {Bengal
     quince}, {golden apple}, {wood apple}. The fruit is used
     medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [from Alexander Graham Bell.]
     a unit of sound intensity equal to ten decibels.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bel
       n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
            [syn: {B}]
       2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad
          including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  BEL
       
          {bell}
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Bel
     the Aramaic form of Baal, the national god of the Babylonians
     (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 50:2; 51:44). It signifies "lord." (See {BAAL}.)
     

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bel-Ridge, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
     Population (2000):    3082
     Housing Units (2000): 1288
     Land area (2000):     0.811259 sq. miles (2.101151 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.811259 sq. miles (2.101151 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04366
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.714868 N, 90.328081 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bel-Ridge, MO
      Bel-Ridge
      Bel, MO
      Bel
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bel-Nor, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
     Population (2000):    1598
     Housing Units (2000): 689
     Land area (2000):     0.625315 sq. miles (1.619558 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.625315 sq. miles (1.619558 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04348
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.704001 N, 90.317353 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bel-Nor, MO
      Bel-Nor
      Bel, MO
      Bel