• IPA: /bɛl/

bel (plural bels)

1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.

• French: bel
• Russian: бе́л

bel (plural bels)

1. Alternative form of bael#English|bael Indian tree

1. A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Jeremiah 50:2 ↗:

     Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

2. (Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.

• Baal, Baʿal

1. A female given name.