bell-shaped

1. 1.

   having a convex shape that resembles a bell

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Questions about bell-shaped

What does bell-shaped mean?

bell-shaped means "having a convex shape that resembles a bell".

How many syllables are in bell-shaped?

bell-shaped has 2 syllables and divides as bell--shaped under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is bell-shaped a common word?

bell-shaped is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.