Bell

Bell [OEngl. belle] (Fr.: cloche; Ger.: Glocke; It., Sp.: campana), 1. hollow body of wood or metal, either provided with an inside clapper or struck from the outside with a hammer. Those of wood are considered to be older than those of metal. Bells differ from (hollow) gongs in that their vibrations issue from the sound bow (close to the rim), while the vertex is dead; whereas in gongs the vibrations issue from the center, the rim being dead. The bell is known to all peoples. Its origin has…