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Sash vs Bel - What's the difference?

sash | bel |

As nouns the difference between sash and bel

is that sash is a decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions while bel is 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.

As a verb sash

is to adorn with a sash or scarf.

As a proper noun Bel is

a Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.

sash

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Noun

(es)
  • A decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

    • Synonyms

    * belt, strap, waistband

    Verb

    (es)
  • To adorn with a sash or scarf.
    • (Burke)

    Etymology 2

    , taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by 1704. See also chassis.

    Noun

    (es)
  • The opening part of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
  • (software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
  • In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.

    • Synonyms

    * (GUI) splitter

    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 ----