unit of time vs bell

bell vs unit of time

unit of time and bell both are nouns.

unit of time is not a verb while bell is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unit of time	Yes	No	No	No
bell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bell is a hyponym of unit of time; that is, bell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unit of time:

unit of time: a unit for measuring time periods
bell: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

Other hyponyms of unit of time include 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours, night, mean solar time, mean time, ephemeris time, TDT, terrestrial dynamical time, terrestrial time, TT, month, day, sidereal day, ship's bell, 60 minutes, hour, hr, 30 minutes, half-hour, 15 minutes, quarter-hour, min, minute, quarter, s, sec, second, attosecond, femtosecond, picosecond, nanosecond, microsecond, millisecond, msec, yuga, Maha-Yuga, Mahayuga.

unit of time (noun)	bell (noun)
a unit for measuring time periods	a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
	a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
	the flared opening of a tubular device
	a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
	the sound of a bell being struck
	the shape of a bell
	(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

unit of time (verb)	bell (verb)
	attach a bell to

Difference between unit of time and bell

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