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bell housing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cover over certain parts of the transmission in a motor vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From being a bell-shaped cover; in a shape reminiscent of a stereotypical bell (ie. servant call bell, church bell, bell curve shaped).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 外殼 /外壳 (wàiké) — cover
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外罩 (wàizhào) — cover
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛輪殼 /飞轮壳 (fēilúnké) — cover
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐘型罩 /钟型罩 (zhōngxíngzhào) — cover
  • Finnish: kytkinkoppa — cover
  • French: carter — cover
  • German: Kupplungsglocke — cover
  • German: Getriebeglocke — cover
  • Russian: колоколообра́зный кожу́х (kolokoloobráznyj kožúx) — cover
  • Swedish: sprängkåpa — cover