Bell (disambiguation)

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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
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish-Canadian-American inventor, teacher, engineer, and scientist, son of Alexander Melville Bell
John Stewart Bell or J. S. Bell (1928–1990), Northern Irish physicist and the originator of Bell's theorem in quantum physics
bell hooks, pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins (1952–2021), American author, academic, and activist

Places

Africa

Bell, Eastern Cape, a South African town
Port Bell, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Australia

Bell, New South Wales
Bell, Queensland

Canada

Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Newfoundland and Labrador
Bell Peninsula, Nunavut
Bell River (Quebec), a tributary of Matagami Lake, then Nottaway River flowing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and in Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada

Europe

Bell, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany, a municipality
Bell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Germany, a municipality
Bell End, UK

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

Bell (crater), a crater on the Moon
Bell Creek (disambiguation)

Art, entertainment, and media

Bell (fictional currency), in the game Animal Crossing
Bell Fibe TV, an IP-based television service offered in Ontario and Quebec

Buildings

Bell (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London
Bell Centre, a stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bell Laboratories Building, an historic building in Manhattan, New York
Bell Lightbox, a skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bell Sensplex, a four-pad ice facility in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bell Sports Complex, a sports facility in Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Campus Bell, headquarters of Bell Canada, on Nuns' Island in Montreal, Canada

Businesses

Public houses

Bell Inn, Enfield, London, England
The Bell, City of London, England
The Bell Inn, Aldworth, Berkshire, England
The Bell Inn, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England
The Bell Inn, Nottingham, England

Telecommunications

Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell
Bell Atlantic, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the mid-Atlantic US, merged in 2000 with GTE to form Verizon
BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises, a telecommunications holding company in Canada
- Bell Aliant, a telecommunications subsidiary of Bell Canada
- Bell Canada, a telecommunications subsidiary of BCE Inc.
- Bell Internet, an internet service provider and subsidiary of Bell Canada
- Bell Media, a media subsidiary of BCE Inc.
- Bell MTS, a telecommunications subsidiary of Bell Canada
- Bell Mobility, a wireless network subsidiary of Bell Canada
- Bell Satellite TV, a satellite television service and subsidiary of Bell Canada
Bell Communications Research, Inc., a research & development organization, originally a joint subsidiary of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, since renamed to Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and now a subsidiary of Ericsson
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
Illinois Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Illinois
Indiana Bell, the Bell Operating Company serving Indiana
Michigan Bell, the subsidiary of AT&T serving the state of Michigan
Mountain Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the US Rocky Mountain region
Nevada Bell, the Bell System's telephone provider in Nevada
New Jersey Bell, (1904–1983)
Northwestern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the North Central and Northwestern US
Ohio Bell, the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio
Pacific Bell, the name of the Bell System's telephone operations in California
Regional Bell Operating Company, any of the phone companies spun off from AT&T in 1984
South Central Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the South-Central US
Southern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern US
Southwestern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas
Wisconsin Bell, (1984–1999)