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Bel vs Tel - What's the difference?

bel | tel |

As nouns the difference between bel and tel

is that bel is water while tel is (automotive|aviation|organic chemistry) tetraethyllead (or tetraethyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead); a gasoline additive to boost octane rating.

bel

English

(wikipedia bel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

    • References

    * Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary English eponyms ----

    tel

    English

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • telegraph
  • telegram
  • telephone

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill or mound. (Used especially for land features in the Middle East and North Africa)

    • Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----