bell-shaped
adjective
1
: shaped like a bell
2
: relating to or being a normal curve or a normal distribution
Examples of bell-shaped in a Sentence
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The platform where it is suspended is also bell-shaped.
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Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
Flowers are usually cup or bell-shaped (those of H. niger are saucer-shaped), sometimes facing outward but more often nodding gently downward.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
Some were bell-shaped and others looked like tiny, glossy pumpkins; some smelled of green-apple candy and others had a distinct floral kick.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
Flowers are usually cup or bell-shaped (those of H. niger are saucer-shaped), sometimes facing outward but more often nodding gently downward.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
Some were bell-shaped and others looked like tiny, glossy pumpkins; some smelled of green-apple candy and others had a distinct floral kick.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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“Bell-shaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell-shaped. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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