# Inverted bell

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The '''inverted bell''' is a [metaphor](/source/metaphor)ical name for a [geometric shape](/source/geometric_shape) that resembles a [bell](/source/bell_(instrument)) upside-down.

==By context==
In [architecture](/source/architecture), the term is applied to describe the shape of the [capital](/source/capital_(architecture))s of [Corinthian](/source/Corinthian_order) [column](/source/column)s.

The inverted bell is used in shape classification in [pottery](/source/pottery),<ref>"Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles: Identification & Value Guide" (2002), {{ISBN|1-57432-277-X}}</ref> often featured in [archaeology](/source/archaeology) as well as in modern times.

In statistics, a [bimodial distribution](/source/Multimodal_distribution) is sometimes called an [inverted bell curve](/source/inverted_bell_curve).

<gallery>
Image:ZygmuntDzwon.JPG| A bell
File:Rin gong at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto.JPG |[Standing bell](/source/Standing_bell) (''rin'')
Image:Llyn Celyn spillway1 w.JPG|Bell-mouth [spillway](/source/spillway) at [Llyn Celyn](/source/Llyn_Celyn)
image:GBM - Glockenbecher 1.jpg|Inverted-bell [beaker](/source/beaker_(archaeology)) from Atting during the [Beaker culture](/source/Beaker_culture)
Image:Vorticella.JPG| [Vorticella](/source/Vorticella) [protozoa](/source/protozoa)
Image:Bell-krater hare BM F547.jpg | [Bell krater](/source/Bell_krater)
Image:AshokaLions.jpg | Ashoka Bell ([lotus](/source/Indian_lotus) flower shaped 250 BCE)
</gallery>

==References==
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Category:Geometric shapes

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