unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels
Množina: bels
ETYM Hind., from Skr. bilva.
Unit of sound measurement equal to ten decibels. It is named for Scottish scientist Alexander Graham Bell.
(Homonym: Bel, bell, belle).
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels; SYN. B.
Množina: Bels
1. (Babylonian) God of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil.
2. (Homonym: bel, bell, belle).