Definition of Electric bell

1. Noun. A bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current.

Generic synonyms: Bell
Terms within: Electromagnet
Specialized synonyms: Telephone Bell

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electric Bell

electret
electrets
electric
electric-arc furnace
electric-blue
electric-chair
electric-discharge lamp
electric-light bulb
electric anaesthesia
electric arc
electric automobile
electric bath
electric battery
electric bell (current term)
electric bill
electric blanket
electric blankets
electric blue
electric burn
electric car
electric cardiac pacemaker
electric cars
electric cataract
electric catfish
electric cautery
electric cell
electric chair
electric chairs

Literary usage of Electric bell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"electric bell systems consist of the bell, a battery which furnishes the ... An electric bell is sounded by the striking of a clapper actuated by an ..."

2. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Magneto-electric bell.—An electric bell whose actuating current is obtained from a magneto-electric machine. Magneto-Electric Brake. ..."

3. Physics of the Household by Carleton John Lynde (1914)
"The electric bell is the most common of household electrical appliances. ... 127, shows an electric bell connected with a push button and battery. ..."

4. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1900)
"(electric bell, small motor, electrolysis apparatus, etc.) Connect two motors with a rubber band. Operate one with a battery and connect the other with the ..."

5. Annotated Cases, American and English by H Noyes Greene, William Mark McKinney, David Shephard Garland (1918)
"There was no notice posted at the crossing that the electric bell was out of order. ... While the fact that an electric bell or similar device at a crossing ..."

6. The Electrical Engineer (1889)
"Hitherto, the magneto bell has been but little used in electric bell work, ... Unlike the ordinar}' electric bell, however, there are no contacts in the ..."

7. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1909)
"The three essential parts of the electric bell outfit are the bell push, which furnishes a means of opening and closing the circuit at will, the battery, ..."

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