Usually means: Unit measuring power ratio logarithmically.
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General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. bel: Merriam-Webster
  2. Bel, Bel, bel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Bel, bel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Bel: Vocabulary.com
  6. Bel, bel: Wordnik
  7. Bel, bel: Wiktionary
  8. bel: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. bel: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Bel, bel: Dictionary.com
  11. Bel: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. BEL, Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), Bel (acoustics), Bel (god), Bel (mythology), Bel (name), Bel (unit), Bel: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Bel: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. bel: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. Bel: Rhymezone
  16. Bel, bel (de): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. BEL: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  18. bel: FreeDictionary.org
  19. bel: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  20. bel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. bel: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. bel, bel (nt): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. bel-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements
  2. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Numa DERIVATIVES ACRONYMS (No longer online)
  2. BEL: bizterms.net
  3. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. BEL: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  3. Bel (Acustics), Bel (acoustics), bel: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. bel: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Bel (Acustics), Bel (acoustics), bel: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)
  2. BEL: Acronym Finder
  3. BEL: Three Letter Words with definitions
  4. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bel: Easton Bible
  2. Bel: Smith's Bible Dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bel: Extragalactic Astronomy
  2. How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Bel: Urban Dictionary

Tech (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. bel: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary
  2. BEL: Construction deterioration & building durability glossary
  3. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  4. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)
  6. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

(Note: See bels as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (bel)

noun:  A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.
noun:  (mythology) A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
noun:  (Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.
noun:  A female given name.
noun:  Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”) [A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.]

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