campanilla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
- bubble noun A thin, round pocket of air or gas inside a liquid or solid, or floating freely.
- chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
- snowflake noun A single small crystal of falling snow, usually with six-sided symmetry.
- Tinkerbell noun Something that only exists or works because people believe in it — an idea kept alive purely by faith or attention.
Senses
campanilla is used for these senses in English:
- Tinkerbell Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.
- bell (percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- bubble A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- chime A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
- handbell (music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
- hedge bindweed Calystegia sepium
- snowflake Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
- uvula (anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
bell — full definition
- noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
- verb To attach a bell to something.
- verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.
bubble — full definition
- noun A thin, round pocket of air or gas inside a liquid or solid, or floating freely.
- verb To form or produce bubbles.
- noun An unsustainable rise in prices or popularity, particularly in markets, followed by a sharp collapse.