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

Given name Women Bell (singer) (born 2000), Swedish singer and songwriter Bell Berghuis (born 1985), Dutch snowboarder Bell Duncan (1849–1934), Scottish traditional singer Bell Greve (1894–1957), American social worker Bell Nuntita (born 1983), Thai actress, singer, entertainer, and radio DJ Bell Elliott Palmer (1873–1947), American writer Bell Ribeiro-Addy (born 1985), British politician Bell T. Ritchie (1893–1970), American musician and vocalist Bell Robertson (1841–1922), Scottish reciter of folk songs Bell Yu Tian, Malaysian singer-songwriter Bell, a character from the fourth season of Battle for Dream Island, an animated web series

Men Bell Cox (1826–1897), Irish Anglican priest Bell Ngasri (born 1980), Malaysian actor and comedian Bell M. Shimada (1922–1958), American fisheries scientist Bell Taylor (1829–1909), English ophthalmic surgeon Bell I. Wiley (1906–1980), American historian

Other people Bell (surname), a list of people with the surname Bell Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), inventor of the telephone Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-), astrophysicist who discovered pulsars John Stewart Bell (1928–1990), originator of Bell's theorem in quantum physics Bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, 1952–2021), American author, academic, and activist

Places Australia Bell, New South Wales Bell, Queensland, a town in the Western Downs Region

Canada Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador) Bell Peninsula, Nunavut Bell River (Quebec)

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

United States Bell, California Bell, Florida Bell, Oklahoma Bell, Wisconsin Bell Canyon, California Bell City, Missouri Bell County, Kentucky Bell County, Texas Bell Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)

Other places Bell (crater), on the Moon Bell, South Africa Bell Creek (disambiguation)

Businesses Telecommunications Bell Canada, a Canadian telecommunications company Bell Internet, an Internet service provided by Bell Bell Labs, a research & development organization founded by AT&T, now owned by Nokia Bell System, the organization that provided telephone service in the US 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 Textron, formerly Bell Helicopter 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 Bell, the body of a jellyfish Bell character, in computing, a device control code Bell number, in mathematics Bell polynomials, in mathematics Bell state, in quantum information science Diving bell, a cable-suspended underwater airtight chamber

Transportation Bell station (disambiguation) SS Empire Bell, a ship USS Bell, the name of two U.S. Navy ships Bell (cyclecar), made in 1920 Bell maneuver, a version of the tailslide in aerobatics

Other uses Bell (fictional currency), in the game Animal Crossing Bell (typeface) Super Bell, a power-up in Super Mario 3D World

See also

Bel (disambiguation) Bell High School (disambiguation) Bell House (disambiguation) Bell Lake (disambiguation) Bell pepper Bell, Book & Candle (disambiguation) Belle (disambiguation) Bells (disambiguation) The Bell (disambiguation) The Bells (disambiguation) Justice Bell (disambiguation) Old Bell (disambiguation) Glockenspiel (disambiguation) Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes Service bell (disambiguation)Service bell