Glossary of bell-related words

The definitions presented in the Glossary are intended to clarify the usages and classifications employed in this Website.  The Glossary is available in two versions, with identical content but different organization.  Choose the one which best suits your needs:

A few bell-related words that are not used in this Website are discussed in a page about Vocabulary Oddities and Errors.


The following lines provide a choice similar to that offered above, but with respect to links from other pages to specific words in the Glossary:

bourdon — in either alphabetical or logical context

carillon — in either alphabetical or logical context

carillon, traditional — in either alphabetical or logical context

carillon, non-traditional — in either alphabetical or logical context

carillon, hybrid — in either alphabetical or logical context

carillonneur/carillonist — in either alphabetical or logical context

chime — in either alphabetical or logical context

chimer — in either alphabetical or logical context

chime-sized — in either alphabetical or logical context

chimola — in either alphabetical or logical context

great bell — in either alphabetical or logical context

peal — in either alphabetical or logical context

ring — in either alphabetical or logical context

site — in either alphabetical or logical context

tower bell — in either alphabetical or logical context

transposition — in either alphabetical or logical context

zvon — in either alphabetical or logical context


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