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bel British & World English

a unit used in the comparison of power levels in electrical communication or of intensities of sound, corresponding to an intensity ratio of 10 to 1

Bel British & World English

another name for Baal.

Bel in Baal (also Bel) British & World English

a male fertility god whose cult was widespread in ancient Phoenician and Canaanite lands

Bel Air British & World English

an affluent residential section of Los Angeles, California

bel canto British & World English

a lyrical style of operatic singing using a full, rich, broad tone and smooth phrasing

Bel Paese British & World English

a rich, white, mild, creamy cheese of a kind originally made in Italy

Sidi bel Abbès British & World English

a town in northern Algeria, situated to the south of Oran; population 197,600 (est. 2009)

Bel and the Dragon British & World English

a book of the Apocrypha containing additional stories of Daniel, concerned mainly with his refusal to worship Bel and his slaying of a dragon