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Some bells are used as musical instruments, such as carillons, (clock) chimes, agogô, or ensembles of bell-players, called bell choirs, using hand-held bells of varying tones. A "ring of bells" is a set of four to twelve or more bells used in change ringing, a particular method of ringing bells in patterns.

Among the most basic and widespread uses of bells is signalling - marking significant points of ritual, calling to worship, tolling the hours, announcing events, rejoicing, warning, and mourning.

bell1. / (bɛl) / noun. a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it. the sound made by such an instrument or device, as for showing the hours or marking the beginning or end of a period of time.

One popular theory is that it originated in ancient China, where large bronze bells were used for timekeeping and as a means of signaling important events. It is believed that this practice spread to other parts of Asia and eventually made its way to Europe.

A carillon is a musical instrument of bells. Typically housed in a purpose-built bell tower or belfry, a carillon consists of at least 23 harmonically-tuned bells.

1. : a hollow usually cup-shaped metallic device that makes a ringing sound when struck. 2. : the stroke or sound of a bell that tells the hour.

The Significance of the Bell: Bells can symbolize beginnings and endings, a call to order, or even a command or a warning.

In excellent condition In excellent condition, as in Now that the brakes have been relined, the car is sound as a bell, or The surgery went well and now he's sound as a bell. This simile rests on the assumption that the bell in question is not cracked (which would make it useless).

When the clapper strikes, the bell begins to move quickly back and forth or vibrate and push the molecules in the air back and forth to form sound 'waves'. Sound needs a medium to travel through, such as air which is made up of molecules that vibrate and conduct the sound.

A bell tone is a musical technique in which a voice or instrument is made to imitate the sound of a bell. It is characterized by a strong opening articulation followed by a rapid decay of sound.

The noun tintinnabulation refers to a bell-like sound, like the tintinnabulation of wind chimes blowing in the breeze. The sound of bells ringing, like church bells on a Sunday morning, can be called tintinnabulation.

The tongue of a bell - the part inside that swings to make the bell ring - is called the clapper. The Liberty Bell cracked the first time the clapper struck the sides of the bell.