campana

Thân thiện

The chef uses a campana to cover the cheese plate.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The shape of a bell: A curved, flared form that is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, resembling the outline of a traditional bell.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The flower had a perfect campana, with petals flaring outwards like a delicate bell.
  • In architecture, the campana of the dome was a distinctive feature of the building's silhouette.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Descriptive Use: The term is often used in specialized fields like botany, architecture, or design to describe a specific bell-like shape.
  • The botanist noted the characteristic campana of the foxglove blossom.

Variants and Related Words

• Campanulate (adj): Having the shape of a bell.
  • The campanulate flowers hung in a row from the stem.

Synonyms

• Bell shape: The form of a bell.
• Bell curve: In statistics, a symmetrical curve resembling the cross-section of a bell (note: this is a specific, related compound term).

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: "Campana" specifically refers to the shape or outline itself, not the physical object (a bell). The physical object is simply a "bell."
• Etymology: The word originates from Italian and Late Latin, meaning "bell." In English, it is used in a specific, descriptive sense for the shape.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the shape of a bell

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bell
• bell shape