{{Short description|Geometric shape}} {{otheruses}} The '''inverted bell''' is a metaphorical name for a geometric shape that resembles a bell upside-down.
==By context== In architecture, the term is applied to describe the shape of the capitals of Corinthian columns.
The inverted bell is used in shape classification in pottery,<ref>"Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles: Identification & Value Guide" (2002), {{ISBN|1-57432-277-X}}</ref> often featured in archaeology as well as in modern times.
In statistics, a bimodial distribution is sometimes called an inverted bell curve.
<gallery> Image:ZygmuntDzwon.JPG| A bell File:Rin gong at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto.JPG |Standing bell (''rin'') Image:Llyn Celyn spillway1 w.JPG|Bell-mouth spillway at Llyn Celyn image:GBM - Glockenbecher 1.jpg|Inverted-bell beaker from Atting during the Beaker culture Image:Vorticella.JPG| Vorticella protozoa Image:Bell-krater hare BM F547.jpg | Bell krater Image:AshokaLions.jpg | Ashoka Bell (lotus flower shaped 250 BCE) </gallery>
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Category:Geometric shapes